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Proposed creation of a congress of delegates from each colony with various powers of government. -
Shortly after King George III came to power, taxes and restrictions started to come down upon the colonies. -
A war won by the British against the French, led to France's power being diminished in the Americas. -
Delegates were sent to New York to protests the tax, and to try to get it repealed. -
Required tax on legal documents, business agreements, and newspapers. This tax widely angered the colonists. -
A protest which turned into a massacre when British soldiers fired upon the colonists. -
Colonists disguised as native americans, broke into a ship, and dumped its cargo consisting of tea into the harbor. -
Acts that sought to punish rebelling colonists. -
A group of delegates that would try to negotiate with Great Britain. -
The gathering of delegates from all colonies on how to deal with the hostile acts of the crown. -
The first battles of the American revolution. -
The second gathering of delegates, needed because of the start of the revolution. -
The formal document that stated that the colonies were operating from Great Britain. -
The decision to become a separate country from Great Britian.