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American revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| declaration of independence | a document that was sent to England declaring that america wanted independence. |
| democracy. | a form of government that allowed civilians to vote on decisions. |
| Stamp act | when britain forced America to pay a tax to britain when they bothsomething with a specific stamp on it |
| intolerable acts | a series of acts great Britain carried out that Americans saw as intolerable. |
| Boston tea party | the event were Americans threw a British ship load of tea leaves into the Boston harbor |
| the colonies | the settlements sent by the eastern hemisphere to claim land in north and south America. |
| popular sovereignty | when civilians have the right to choose weather they re state allows slavery or not. |