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   Was an act that imposed direct tax on the British colonies in America. Was an act that imposed direct tax on the British colonies in America.
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   British parliament had passed several laws known as the intolerable act. British parliament had passed several laws known as the intolerable act.
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   Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and established the U.S as an independent nation. Congress had adopted the Declaration of Independence. It was drafted by Thomas Jefferson, and established the U.S as an independent nation.
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   General Cornwallis’s army was trapped at Yorktown by the Americans and French. General Cornwallis’s army was trapped at Yorktown by the Americans and French.
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   The Treaty of Paris was the ending of the American Revolution. The Treaty of Paris was the ending of the American Revolution.
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   Was an agreement among 13 states of the U.S and was used as the nation’s first frame of government. Was an agreement among 13 states of the U.S and was used as the nation’s first frame of government.