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The Albany Plan
A plan to bring the government together for the 13 colonies -
The Stamp Act
A law that forced people to pay tax on mail -
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American Revolution
Was a revolt that won us Independence from Britain. Tensions had reached a breaking point in the beginning and at the end, General Cornwallis had been surrounded and was made to surrender. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers were attacked by a mob and fired their guns killing people -
Boston Tea Party
A protest against the British gov for taxing tea -
First Continental Congress
They held the plan to arm and train a militia, and sent a declaration of rights to King George -
Intolerable Acts
The punishing laws Britian passed -
Second Continental Congress
They planned to take action if the British gov didn't change the Coercive Act -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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The Declaration of Independence
Document that the U.S is no longer under British rule