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American revolution
words and definetions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Declaration of Independence | document that was approved by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776 |
| Democracy | government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation. |
| Stamp Act | an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. |
| Intolerable Acts | were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. |
| Boston Tea Party | The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| The Colonies | a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country. |
| Popular sovereignty | a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states. |