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The sugar act cut the duty on foreign molasses, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar, and prohibited the importion of all foreign rum. -
The Stamp Act was ratified by the British parliament under King George III. It imposed taxe on all papers and documents in the American colonies, Not England. -
Provided that the British Troops could be housed in any town in Massachusetts, even in the homes of private citizens if needed. -
The Boston Port Act closed the Port from all commerce and ordered the citizens of Boston to pay a large fine to compensate for the tea thrown into the river during the Boston Tea Party -
The Declaration of Independence was made by Thomas Jefferson, it announced the United States independence from Britain. -
The Battle of Yorktown was a France-American land and sea campaign that entrapped a major British army on a peninsula at Yorktown, The British troops surrendered. -
The Treaty of Paris Ended the American Revolution. Benjamin Franklin was The chief negotiator, territory much larger than thirteen colonies was acquired on the process. -
The Articles of Confederation were the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.