The American Revolution Terms

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A rebellion of the 13 Colonies against Great Britain

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The American Revolution

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 requires colonist to trade with Britain and her colonies

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Mercantilism

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The Sugar Act

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charged a 3 penny tax on foreign sugar, molasses, and other luxury items

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The Currency Act

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An act enabling South Carolinians to buy items on credit. Put the colony in more debt. Stopped colonies from printing their own currency.

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Rules established by parliament to make the 13 colonies obey

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The Navigation Acts

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Required colonists to purchase a stamp for all printed material

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The Stamp Act

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the idea that a population should not be taxed without having some say in the government that imposes the tax

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No Taxation Without Representation

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a list of concerns sent by the delegates to King George The III, expressing dislike for the Intolerable Acts.

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Grievances

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What did delegates at the first continental congress want to convince Parliament to overturn?

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the laws that were passed

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A deadly riot that began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier- escalated into a bloodbath.

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The Boston Massacre