Events in early government

  • French and Indian war starts

    French and Indian war starts

  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

  • King George III comes to the throne in England

    King George III comes to the throne in England

  • French and Indian war ends

    French and Indian war ends

  • Stamp Act Congress Begins

    Stamp Act Congress Begins

  • Stamp Act Congress Ends

    Stamp Act Congress Ends

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

  • Revolutionary War begins

    Revolutionary War begins

  • Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

    Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

  • Articles of Confederation are approved

    Articles of Confederation are approved

  • Articles of Confederation go into effect

    Articles of Confederation go into effect

  • End of Revolutionary War

    End of Revolutionary War

  • Signing of the Treaty of Paris

    Signing of the Treaty of Paris

  • Start of Shay's Rebellion

    Start of Shay's Rebellion

  • End of Shay's Rebellion

    End of Shay's Rebellion

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