American Independence Timeline

By djhardy

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    It angered colonists by putting a tax on paper

  • Battle of lexington and Concord

    Battle of lexington and Concord
    Batle officially started the Revolutionary War

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Bitish soldiers opened fire on rioting protesters

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Revolt of oolonists by dumping British tea into the harbor

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Put a tax on tea, leading to the Boston Tea Party

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The king closed the Boston harbor,

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Representatives met to discuss their response to the Intolerable Acts

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    Established a militia to represent the thirteen colonies

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Introduced a fundamental change inthe view of the government. It created the democratic government

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Ended the revolutionary war