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The Albany Plan
The British Board of Trade had a meeting in Albany to discuss the problems of colonial trade and the danger of attacks by the French. Benjamin Franklin came up with a plan to create an annual congress of delegates from each of the 13 colonies. They would have many powers. The plan ended up getting turned down by the colonies and the Crown. -
The Stamp Act
The colonies didn't like Britain's harsh tax and trade policies so Parliament passed the Stamp Act. The law said that the use of tax stamps was required on all legal documents, certain business agreements, and newspaper. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers in Boston opened fired on a group of American colonists. They ended up killing five colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of men disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded three tea ships in Boston Harbor. They wanted to protest British control of the tea trade so they broke open the chests and dumped the ships cargo into the sea. -
First Continental Congress
Parliament passed a set of laws to punish the colonists for the troubles they caused. Delegates from almost every colony met up in Philadelphia to discuss the bad situation to and think of plans of action. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were a part of the First Continental Congress. The point of it was to punish the colonists for for the troubles they caused. -
Second Continental Congress
The British government kept refusing the compromise. When the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, the revolution had begun. After seeing the bloodshed, they believed that compromise with Britain was no longer possible. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Small battles that started the American Revolution. The first shot of the American Revolution was fired during the Battle of Lexington. American beat British troops in the Battle of Concord. -
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American Revolution
The colonists won the American Revolution and gained the 13 original colonies independence from Great Britain and became the USA. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was made to free the thirteen colonies from Great Britain. It was mostly written by Thomas Jefferson.
