American History Basics

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Nation

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A large group of people living together in one country.

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Tax

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Money that a person must pay to the government.

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Stamp Act

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The Stamp Act said that Americans in the British colonies had to pay a tax on things made from paper.

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Parliament

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The people who write laws for Great Britain. They work in the parliament building.

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Port

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A place by an ocean or river where ships are loaded and unloaded.

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Boston Tea Party

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During the Boston Tea Party, Americans went on three British tea ships and threw all the tea into the ocean because they did not want to pay a tea tax.

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American Revolution

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The war that the American colonies fought against Great Britain from 1775 to 1781.