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Stamp Act
It imposed a tax on, items like, newspaper, and legal commericals. -
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Townshend Act
This was a seris of acts passed for the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. -
Boston Massacre
This was a street fight between the patriots, and British soldiers -
Boston Tea Party
Political protest by the Sons of Liberty -
Intolerable Acts
Series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament. -
Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies.That, soon after warfare, declared the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. -
Olive Branch Petition
Was a letter to King George III, from members of the Second Continental Congress, which represents the last attempt by the moderate party in North America to avoid a war of independence against Britain. -
Common Sense
United States to declare independence from Britain immediately. -
Declaration of Independence
The statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War. -
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Battle of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
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Battle of Yorktown
The surrender of Yorktown was a decisive victory by a combined force. -
Treaty of Paris
A broadside of the preliminary articles of peace ending the Revolutionary War, which were ratified by Congress.
