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In 1765, the British Parliament enacted the Revenue Act, which imposed a stamp duty on legal and commercial documents and newspapers in the American colonies. Colonial opposition led to its repeal in 1766, which helped initiate the movement against the Crown.

In the colonies, all legal documents, such as marriage licenses, wills, commercial contracts, diplomas, and playing cards, were required to carry a tax stamp. This was the first direct tax that the British government had used to collect revenue from the colonies.

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On March 5, 1770, a crowd confronted eight British soldiers in the streets of the city, As the mob insulted and threatened them, the soldiers fired their muskets, killing five colonists.

The event in Boston helped to unite the colonies against Britain. What started as a minor fight became a turning point in the beginnings of the American Revolution. The Boston Massacre helped spark the colonists' desire for American independence, while the dead rioters became martyrs for liberty.

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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor Sep 20, 2022

The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists. It showed Great Britain that Americans wouldn't take taxation and tyranny sitting down, and rallied American patriots across the 13 colonies to fight for independence.

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The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts.

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence (1775-83). Politically disastrous for the British, it persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence.

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Signing of the Declaration of Independence

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Signing of the Declaration of Independence

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August 2, 1776, is one of the most important but least celebrated days in American history when 56 members of the Second Continental Congress started signing the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.

The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the American colonists were able to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain.