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The act required the colonists to pay a tax, by a stamp, on different forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.
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The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston tea party protest.
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The colonies declared their independence from the king and a Great Britain.
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George Washington led 17,000 troops to attack a British commander at Yorktown.
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A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain signed in Paris and ended the war. That gave the United States independence from Great Britain.
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Established America's national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
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The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States gained a chunk of territory from the French.
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the U.S. and Great Britain
