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Answer 1

1. Filling in the chart with a brief description of the significance of each date as it related to American independence is as follows:

 Year or Date      Description of Events

1.   1643                     Slavery was legalized in New England.

2.  1696                     Slave trading for profit commenced

3.  1754                      Britain imposed taxes on the colonies to pay for

                                  the French and Indian wars.

4.  1765                      Stamp Act of 1765 triggers the American Revolution.

5.  1770 March 5       The Boston Massacre occurred.

6.  1772                      The Gaspee Affair occurred (burning of British

                                  warship).

7. 1773 Dec. 16          The Tea Act and Boston Tea Party

8. 1774, Spring          Enactment of the Coercive Acts by Britain.

9. 1774, September  First Continental Congress against Intolerable Acts.

10. 1775, April 19       Commencement of the Battles of Lexington and

                                  Concorde.

11. 1775, May 10         Second Continental Congress

12. 1776, June 7        Proposal for the Declaration of Independence by    

                                 Richard Henry Lee in the Continental Congress.

13. 1776, July 2         Official Declaration of Independence by Congress.

14. 1776, July 4         Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.

15. 1781, March 1       Maryland ratifies the Articles of Confederation.

2. The key terms are reviewed as follows:

16. Delegates are authorized representatives, for example, of the 13 colonies during the Continental Congress.

17. Confederation is a union of sovereign groups, states, or colonies, acting for a common purpose.

18. To repeal is to revoke, annual, or reverse a law, making it null and void.

Thus, the timelines have been filled with descriptions of significant events and developments related to the American independence with some key terms explained.

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