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Top 10 Events of Independence

By cheryl-izzy

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    The first English settlement founded in Virginia.

  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Stamp Act of 1765
    Parliament had required that all legal documents, business agreements, and newspapers had to use stamps.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    5 colonists were killed in the result of the "Massacre." Paul Revere drew the picture that relates to it, which makes the Red Coats look like the bad guys.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Men disguised as Native Americans boarded 3 tea ships and dumped all of the tea into the sea, ending the Tea Act.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    "The shot heard 'round the world."
    The Revolution had began.

  • Signing of the Declaration

    Signing of the Declaration
    The Declaration of Independence was signed and ratified on July 4, 1776. Every year on July 4, we now know as Independence Day, which Americans celebrate the day we became a free country.