American Revolution

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  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    Passed by British Parliament. It required all American colonists to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers shot and killed several people while under attack by a mob.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    It was a protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston on the tax on tea. They dumped the tea in the Boston harbor.
  • Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech

    Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech

    Patrick Henry made this speech to the Second Virginia Convention .
  • The Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes

    The Ride of Paul Revere and William Dawes

    Paul Revere is most famous for his midnight ride to warn the surrounding countryside that the British (redcoats) were coming to ransack them.
  • The U.S. Constitution is Signed

    The U.S. Constitution is Signed

    They signed it in the same place as the Declaration of Independence. The Constitution was written during the Philadelphia Convention.
    https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/u-s-constitution-signed