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How many colonies declared independence from England to form the United States?

13

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This required the colonies to pay a tax on commercial and legal documents

Stamp Act (1765)

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This gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the sale of ____ in the colonies.

Tea Act (1773)

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A protest which took place in 1773 in Boston where a group of colonists threw a shipment of tea into Boston Harbor.

Boston Tea Party

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On what date was the Declaration of Independence passed?

July 4, 1776

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What set of treaties ended the American Revolution?

Peace of Paris (1783)

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In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?

1787

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The U.S. Constitution separates the power of government into three branches. What are they?

Executive, legislative, judicial

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Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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What form of government did the U.S. Constitution establish?

Federal republic

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Who was the first president of the United States?

George Washington

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