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Albany plan of Union
Benjiman Franklin proposed a plan for uniting the colonies but it was denied becuase it gave too much power. -
George the III Becomes King!!!
He had a different idea about how the colonies should be governed. -
French and Indian War
It started off as a land dispute in western pennsylvania and ohio -
Stamp Act
This is the first direct tax on the colonists. -
Stamp act Congress
9 colonies sent representitives to a meeting in new york. -
Boston tea party
Where a group of people dressed as mowhawk indians and dump 342 chests of britsh tea into the boston harbour. -
Coecive Acts
They closed boston harbour and wouldn't let boston govern themselves. -
Commitee of Corrispondence
Colinists who wanted to stay in touch with each other as things unfolded. -
First Contitnental Congress
Representatives from all colonies except Georgia met in Philidelphia -
Lexington And Concord
The first battle of the revolutionary war between British Redcoats and minute men. -
Second Continental Congress
The congress imediately took over the power of the central goverment and its president is John Hancock. -
Declaration of Independants
There was a draft made up of a constitution for the newly independant colonies written by Thomas Jefferson. John Adams -
Resolution of independants
Lee introduced a resolution in the Continental Congress.
