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Only English ships used for trade in British Empire.
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No colony west of Appalachiam MT
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Tax on all sugar imported.
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Nine of the thirteen colonies sent delagates to the Stamp Act Congress.
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Anger over taxation reached a powerful climax at the famous Boston Tea Party.
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Was held at Carpenters Hall in Philadolphia on September 5, 1774.
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These were the first battles of the American Revolution.
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The congress immediately assumed the powers of a central government
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One of the world's most famous documents, the Declaration of Independence, was adopted.
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After more than a year fightin, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced the Resolution of Independence to the SEcond Continental Congress.
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Required use of stamps on all legal documents, newspapers, pamphlets. etc.
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The acts closed the harber and placed the governmebt of Boston under direct British Control.
