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The Stamp Act
British put tax on printed and written paper documents -
The Intolerable Acts
Five laws that the king used to punish the colonies after the Boston Tea Party -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First battles of the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere helped warn the Americans that the British were coming. -
Declaration of Independence
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and said that the colonies were going to become their own nation. -
British took Charleston
This battle gave the British an advantage because they had now conquered the south and were moving north. -
Battle of Yorktown
Last battle of the American Revolution. The British surrendered and the Americans finally claimed victory. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that ended the war and claimed America independent from British rule. -
Constitutional Convention
Address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
