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During the War
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Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
Yorktown, VA
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Benedict Arnold
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
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Abigail Adams
Betsy Ross
Deborah Samson
Molly Pitcher
Sybil Ludington
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Home
Before War
French & Indian War
Stamp Act of 1765
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
During the War
Major Events
Continental Congress
Declaration of Independence
Treaty of Paris
Major Battles
Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
Yorktown, VA
People
Men
Benedict Arnold
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Paine
Women
Abigail Adams
Betsy Ross
Deborah Samson
Molly Pitcher
Sybil Ludington
Sons of Liberty
Minutemen
Stamp Act of 1765
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper
Stamp Act imposed on American colonies
In an effort to raise funds to pay off debts and defend the vast new American territories won from the French in the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), the British
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How the Stamp Act Set the Stage for the American Revolution
The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed by Parliament to raise money to pay for British troops in North America.
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