An American History of Government

  • French and Indian War Begins

  • Albany Plan of Union

    Meetings held until July 11th
  • French and Indian War Ends

  • Stamp Act Congress

  • Stamp Act passed by Parliament

  • Committees of Correspondence

  • Boston Tea Party

    But the Democratic Republic split into the Democrates & Nation Republicans (Wings)
  • Intolerable Acts

  • The First Continental Congress

  • Lexington and Concord

  • Second Continental Congress

  • Thomas Paine's Common Sense

  • Lee's Resolution for Independence Approved

  • Congress Approves the Declaration of Independence

  • Articles of Confederation ratified by all 13 states