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American Revolution

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Stamp Act tax on all printed materials Colonists had to get documents stamped, costing money
Taxation without Representation The colonies felt that they were not represented in parliament, so they were taxed without representation.
Intolerable Acts cannot self govern, laws that the parliament passed
Declaration of Independence Document that gave the colonies independence from Great Britain
Why did the Americans resist British effort to impose new laws and taxes? Because the Americans didn't want to pay the taxes and didn't agree with the laws.
How did Britain plan to pay off the debt from the French and Indian war? By taxing the colonies
Loyalists Colonists that were loyal to the king and did not want independence from Great Britain
Patriots Colonists who favored independence from Great Brittan
Sons of Liberty People making sure that no stamps were sold, and made sure that everyone stuck to the boycotts
Who was the main writer of the declaration of Independence? Thomas Jefferson
Quartering Act The colonists had to let the soldiers live in their house, and feed them
Who was Elijah Clark? The Leader of the Group who ambushed British Soldiers at Kettle Creek
Who were the 3 signers from Georgia that signed the Declaration of Independence? Lyman Hall Button Gwinnett and George Walton
What did the Proclamation Act of 1763 do? Create 4 new colonies
When was the Declaration of Independence Signed? July 4th, 1776
What country issued the Proclamation Act of 1763? Great Britain
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