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Stamp act
A law that wa required all colonial residents to pay a stamp tax on virtually every printed paper -
townshend act
were a series of acts passed by the parliament of great britain -
boston massacre
the british army soldiers killed 5 male civilian and injured 6 other -
boston tea party
the destruction of tea in boston it was a political protest -
intolerable acts
series of punitive laws passed by the british parliament they were meant to punish the massachusetts colonists for their defiance -
second continental congress
was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies -
battle of bunker hill
was a major event in the american revolutionary war -
olive branch petition
a attempt to avoid a full-on war between the 13 colonies -
common sense
a pamphleet written by thomas paine that inspired people in the 13 colonies to declare and fight for independence -
declaration of independece
annouced that the 13 colonies severed their political connections to great britain -
battle of saratoga
it marked the climax of the saratoga campaign -
trenton
small but pivotal batyle during the american revolutionary war -
yorktown
was a decisive victory by a combined force of american continental army -
treat of paris
ended the american revolutionary war
