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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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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 and the building they work in.
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port
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A place by the ocean or river where ships are loaded and unloaded.
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Boston Tea Party
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Americans went on three British teas ships. They threw all the tea into the ocean because they didn't 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 1775-1781.
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