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The Stamp Act was when the British put taxes on higher taxes on everything, including postage in the US. This made the Americans want to rebel. This is a picture that shows how the Stamp Act was hated.
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British soldiers fired guns at a crowd of Americans protesting British rule in Boston, killing five people in the process. This is a painting of the massacre.
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The USA became an independent state instead of being a British colony because they did not like how the British used them to pay their taxes and house their soldiers, etc. This picture is Betsy Ross showing a flag design to George Washington around 1775.
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Once the Third Estate did not have a meeting place, they began meeting in a tennis court. This was a significant place for planning the revolution. This is a picture of someone taking the Tennis Court Oath.
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The storming of the Bastille was what first started the French Revolution.This picture shows the crowd storming the Bastille.
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Market women marched with a crowd to Versailles where they demanded better treatment from representatives of the national assembly and forced the royal family to move to Paris.This picture shows the large angry crowd marching towards Versailles.
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More than 200 black slaves and freed slaves gathered in Saint Domingue to plan to uprise against slave owners. This picture shows a gathering of Haitian slaves who are planning to revolt.
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A crowd invaded the king's palace so he went to the Legislative Assembly for protection. However, the assembly put him in prison and led to the beginning of the National Convention in which all men could vote. This picture is a meeting of the National Convention.
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The National Convention voted for the arrest of Robespierre, who had executed many people. Robespierre and many of his allies were killed by guillotine. This picture is Robespierre about to be killed.
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Haiti officially gets independence from France declared by Jean Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the rebels, after many battles concerning slavery. This is a picture of Dessalines.
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla gave a speech telling them to rebel against the oppresive Spanish officials.This picture is of Hidalgo ringing church bells to get the crowd's attention.
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Spanish officials have Hidalgo killed because they thought he was a heretic. Jose Maria Morelos continues his ideas. This is a painting of his execution.
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Paraguay was the first South Amerizan colony to become independent of Spain. This picture is the Casa de Independencia in Paraguay.
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Jose de San Martin leads Argentina to its independence from Spain. This is a picture of San Martin.
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Jose de San Martin puts Bernando O'Higgins in charge of Chile so he can liberate it, which he did. This is a picture of O'Higgins.
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The Treaty of Cordoba was a treaty signed by Spain that gave independence to Mexico. This picture is of the treaty.
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Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin met to discuss the liberation of Peru. This resulted eventually in Peru's full independence from Spain. This is a picture of the two leaders at the conference.
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Brazil got its freedom from Portugal in a war and were led by Prince Pedro. The picture is of Prince Pedro telling a crowd about Brazil's independence.
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Brazil and Argentina fought over control of Uruguay until they signed a treaty recognizing that Uruguay was an independent state. The picture is a festival celebrating Uruguay's independence.
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The Quebec Conference, Charlotte Conference, and London Conference led to the formation of the Dominion of Canada. The picture shows the conference of Quebec.
