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American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Declaration of Independence | states the principles on which our government, and our identity as Americans, are based |
| . Democracy | "power of the people |
| Stamp Act | a tax put on the American colonies by the British in 1765 |
| Intolerable Acts | 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 group of people from one country who build a settlement in another territory, or land |
| Popular sovereignty | government based on consent of the people |