HISTORY
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1.
Find the dates for some of the most important events of the American Revolution.
Events
Dates
a. Signing of the Treaty of Paris
b. Sugar Act
c. Adoption of the American Constitution
d. Boston Massacre
e. British troops arrive in Boston in response to political
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2. 1782
3. 1787
4. 1781
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unrest
f. British Government authorises peace negotiations
g. Stamp Act
h. France recognises US Independence
i. Ratification of the Articles of Confederation
j. Continental Congress appoints George Washington
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1768
8. 1775
9. 1765
10. 1770
11. 1778
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k. Boston Tea Party
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1773
6. 1763
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commander-in-chief of Continental Army
2. Write the events in 1.
1764
the correct chronological order.
Match these events to their description.
Events
a. Stamp Act
b. Tea Act
c. Boston Tea Party
d. Battle of Bunker Hill
Description
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1. Parliament exempted the East India Company’s tea from import duties
and allowed the Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies.
2. American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians dumped £9,000 of
East India Company tea into Boston harbour.
3. The first major battle of the War of Independence.
4. Parliament required all legal documents, newspapers and
pamphlets to use watermarked, or “stamped” paper on
which a levy was placed.
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