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The American Revolution

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  • This required the colonies to pay a tax on commercial and legal documents
    Stamp Act (1765)
  • What form of government did the U.S. Constitution establish?
    Federal republic
  • This gave the British East India Company a monopoly on the sale of ____ in the colonies.
    Tea Act (1773)
  • Who was the first president of the United States?
    George Washington
  • On what date was the Declaration of Independence passed?
    July 4, 1776
  • The U.S. Constitution separates the power of government into three branches. What are they?
    Executive, legislative, judicial
  • How many colonies declared independence from England to form the United States?
    13
  • Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
    Thomas Jefferson
  • In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?
    1787
  • 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
  • What set of treaties ended the American Revolution?
    Peace of Paris (1783)