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American Revolution
Words and Definitions
| Declaration of Independence | States the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based. |
| Democracy | A system of government by the whole population of all the eligible members of a state. |
| Stamp Act | An act regulating stamp duty. |
| Intolerable Acts | A series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony. |
| Boston Tea Party | A Party when thousands of tea were destroyed in the Boston Harbour. |
| The Colonies | A Colonies is a group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory, or land. |
| Popular sovereignty | the idea that government is authorized by citizens and influenced by what they want. |