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| Term | |
|---|---|
| . Declaration of Independence | the founding document of the United States |
| Democracy | government by the people. especially |
| Stamp Act | a tax put on the American colonies by the British in 1765 |
| Intolerable Acts | closed down Boston Harbor, made trials in the colonies difficult, and allowed English soldiers to invade colonists' homes |
| Boston Tea Party | Great Britain granted the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sold in the Colonies. |
| The Colonies | a country or area controlled politically by a more powerful country |