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Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax (tax paid directly to government) imposed by the British Parliament specifically for the on the colonies for the colonies of British America. The act required for many printed materials to carry an revenue stamp (label that is used to collect taxes). -
Boston Non-Importation Agreement
The Boston Non-Importation Agreement was an agreement that stated that Boston would not import or export to or from Great Britain, import any merchandise from Great Britain, or purchase anything from Great Britain. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident where Birtish Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others. There had been ongoing tension between Boston population and the soldiers, when a mob formed around a British sentry, who was known for verbal abuse and harrasment. He eventually was supported by eight other British soldiers who fired in to the crowd without orders, instantly killing three civilian men. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty. On Dec. 16, 1773, after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain, a group of colonist boarded the ships and destroyed the tea by dumping it into the Boston Harbor. -
"Give me liberty or give me death!" Speech by Patrick Henry
This speech is best known by the quote "Give me liberty or give me death!" This speech was given by Patrick Henry or March 23, 1775 at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia to try and convince the Virgina House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were at the church to hear the speech. -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's ride was made up of a long journy to warn all of the colonies that the British are on there way to fight in battle with all of the colonies. As the british were on there way Paul Revre shouted through all the colonies that he was going through that "the British are coming". He warned the colonist so that they would know to prepare for the war that they were about to be in. -
The Shot Heard Around The World
The shot herd around the world was the first shot of the revolutionary war between the british and the colonist. The colonist wanted freedom from England and they wanted to be a free country. -
Second Contentental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started soon after warfare in the American Revolution War had begun. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill started on June 17, 1775 and it was one of the major battles for the colonist but after they won loyalist turned on the patriots. -
Common Sense
"Common Sense" is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine publish Jan. 10, 1776 during the beginning of the American Revolution. "Common Sense" was signed "Written by an Englishman," and then became an immediate success.
