Road To Independence

By chizzo

  • George III Becomes King England

  • The Stamp Act

    Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which implemented a direct tax on the British colonies.
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    Stamp Act Congress Meets In New York City

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    Parliament Passes the Townshend Acts

    A series of British acts of Parliament passed that created taxes and regulations to enable the administration of the British colonies in America

  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in Boston

  • The Boston Tea Party

    Members of the Sons of Liberty dumped chests of tea off British boats into the Boston harbor

  • The Coercive Acts [Intolerable Acts]

    The Intolerable Acts were laws created by the British to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party
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    First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • First Shots of The American Revolution

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord inspired the colonists to fight against the British.

  • Second Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • The Olive Branch Petition

    The Second Continental Congress sent a document to the king as a final attempt to reconcile with Great Britain and avoid war.

  • The Adoption Of The Deceleration Of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was a document that stated the separation of the original American colonies from Great Britain

  • The Adoption of The Articles of Confederation

  • British Surrender at Yorktown Virginia

  • Treaty Of Paris Signed- Official Ending of the American Revolution

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    Mount Vernon Conference

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    Shays Rebellion

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    Annapolis Convention

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    Constitutional Convention