American revolution
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- Stamp Act
- Stamp Act of 1765
- Stamp Act
- Stamp Act
- Boston Massacre
- The Stamp Act was a law imposed by the British Parliament in 1765 that required colonists in America to pay a tax on paper goods, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards.
- Boston Tea Party
- The colonists believed that the tax was unjust because they had no representation in the British Parliament. Colonists organized boycotts, protests, and formed secret societies like the Sons of Liberty to oppose the Stamp Act and its enforcement.
- Declaration of Independence
- The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770, when British soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists in Boston, resulting in the death of five people. This event further escalated tensions between the colonists and the British authorities, fueling anti-British sentiment and strengthening the resolve for independence.
- Revolutionary War
- The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773, when a group of colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped chests of tea into the water. This act of protest was in response to the Tea Act, which granted a monopoly to the British East India Company and imposed taxes on tea, without colonial consent.
- The Declaration of Independence was on July 4, 1776, and it proclaimed the thirteen American colonies as independent states, no longer under British rule. It was a significant milestone in the American Revolution, declaring the colonists' grievances against the British Crown and their determination for self-governance and individual rights.
- Declaration of independence
- The Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was fought between 1775 and 1783. It was a conflict between the American colonies and Great Britain. The war began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord and ultimately led to the colonists' victory, resulting in the formation of the United States of America as an independent nation.
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