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Albany Plan
A plan to create a unified government of the thirteen colonies. -
Stamp Act
Tax on every printed piece of paper used by colonists, passed by British parliament -
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American Revolution
Colonial revolt in which the American patriots won independence from Great Britain -
Boston Massacre
British army fire upon and kill civilians in a mob -
Boston Tea Party
Protest by the Sons of Liberty dumped a shipment of British tea into the harbor, to protest the taxes on tea. -
Intolerable Acts
Harsh laws passed by British parliament meant to punish Americans for the Boston Tea Party and other suchs revolts -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from each of the 13 colonies (except for Georgia) met to form an organize colonial resistance against the Intolerable Acts -
Second Continental Congress
Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence
The signing of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the sovereignty of the 13 Colonies, free from the rule of Great Britain
