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The North American conflict in a larger imperial war between Great Britain and France known as the seven years' war. -
A series of laws passed by the British Parliament that imposed restrictions on colonial trade. -
Required the colonists to pay taxes, represented by a stamp on several forms of paper. -
Initiated taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. -
A riot from the hate of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city. -
An act of protest against the government and threw 342 chests of tea. -
A series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
The famous "shot heard round the world marked the start of the American war of Independence. -
It was the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence. -
Sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. -
Challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. -
An official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from the British rule. -
The written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain. -
A violent insurrection and protested the foreclosures of farms for debt and shutting down the court system. -
A convention of delegates from all states expect Rhode Island met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.