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Townshend Act
Initially passed on June 29, 1767, the Townshend Act constituted an attempt by the British government to consolidate fiscal and political power over the American colonies by placing import taxes on many of the British products bought by Americans, including lead, paper, paint, glass and tea. -
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1st Continental COngress
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that met on September 5 to October 26, 1774. This occured at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American Revolution. -
2nd Continenetal Ammendment
The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Stamp Act
an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revolutionary movement against the British Crown.