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an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
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issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War
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name given to a minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing.
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commonly known as the Declaratory Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain,
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a street fight that occurred on March 5, 1770, between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers
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was the final straw in a series of unpopular policies and taxes imposed by Britain on her American colonies. The policy ignited a “powder keg” of opposition and resentment among American colonists and was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party.
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hundreds of British troops set off from Boston toward Concord, Massachusetts
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A Transcription. IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America
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hadow governments organized by the Patriot leaders of the Thirteen Colonies on the eve of the American Revolution.