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Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary war (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts -
Albany Plan
Albany Plan of Union,1754. The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government. On July 10,1754, representative's from seven of the British North American colonies adopted the plan. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on march 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ships papers legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publication's, and even playing cards were taxed -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a 'patriot' mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. several colonists were killed and this led to a campaign by speech-writers to rouse the ire of the citizenry. -
Boston Tea Party
A raid on three British ships in Boston harbor( December 166,1773) in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea and against the monopoly granted the east India company. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston tea Party. the laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British to the detriment of colonial goods. -
1st Congress
The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes. -
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American Revolution
The American revolution was a time when the British colonists in America rebelled against the rule of great Britain. There were many battles fought and the colonies gained their freedom and became the independent country of the united states. The American revolutionary War lasted from 1775 until 1783. -
2nd Congress
The Congress acted as the de facto national government of the United States by raising armies, directing strategy, appointing diplomats and making formal treaties such as the Olive Branch Petition. The second continental congress came together on may 11,1775 effectively reconvening the First Continental Congress -
Declaration of Independence
All men are created equal and there are certain unalienable rights that governments should never violate. These rights include the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. When a government fails to protect those rights, it is not only the right, but also the duty of the people to overthrow that government.
