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| Schuyler, Philip John | (1733-1804), American Revolution soldier and statesman, |
| Alexander Hamilton. | was born on the West Indian island of Nevis on January 11, 1757, |
| French and Indian War, | (1754-1763), the last of four North American wars waged from 1689 to 1763 between the British and the French. |
| American Revolution | (1775-1783), conflict between 13 British colonies in North America and their parent country, Great Britain. |
| Mercantilism, | economic policy prevailing in Europe during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, under which governmental control was |
| Boston Tea Party, | popular name for the action taken on December 16, 1773, by a group of Boston citizens to protest the British tax on tea imported to the colonies. |
| Intolerable Acts | popular name given to a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in March 1774 as punitive measures against the colony of Massachusetts; also called Coercive Acts. |
| Boston Port Act | egislation passed by the British Parliament in March 1774, designed to punish the people of Boston for their destruction of tea in Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773 |
| Jefferson, Thomas | (1743-1826), third president of the United States (1801-1809) and author of the Declaration of Independence. He was one |
| Declaration of Independence | cument in American history used by the 13 British North American colonies to proclaim their independence from Great Britain. |
| George III | (1738-1820), king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1760-1820), |
| Constitution of the United States | system of fundamental laws of the United States of America. |
| Sons of Liberty | film about Haym Salomon, who organized the finances of the American Revolution |
| Stamp Act Congress, | assembly of delegates from nine of the American colonies, convened in October 1765 at New York City to protest against the Stamp Act. |
