Events Leading up to the Declaration of Independence

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  • Albany Plan

    Albany Plan

    It was to create a Unified government for the thirteen colonies.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    Gave tax on American Colonist
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Was a street mob, colonist throwing things at the British soldiers.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Massachusetts.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Created punitive laws. Was created to punish the Massachusetts.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. They met in the Carpenter's Hall from September 5, 1774 to October 26, 1774.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    These battles were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19,1775
  • The start of the American Revolution

    The start of the American Revolution

    Colonial revolt. It was caused because the colonist wanted to get their independence from Great Britain.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates that started in Spring of 1775 in Philadelphia.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is an assertion by a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state.
  • End of the American Revolution

    End of the American Revolution

    The American Revolution ended in 1783 when the peace treaty was signed.