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The American Revolution ended with the Colonists victorious.
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Fight between the French and Indians who side with the English for control of territory.
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Required the colonists to pay a tax, represented by a stamp, on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards. it was imposed by the British government without the approval of the colonial governments.
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Initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
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Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest against the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor.
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The revolutionary war between the English and the Colonists begins.
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Thomas Jefferson presents the United States Declaration of Independence and it's signed.
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George Washington begins his presidency.
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The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
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John Adams begins his Presidency