Events leading up to the Declaration of Independence

  • The Albany Plan

    The Albany Plan
    The Albany plan was a plan to unite the American colonies in a way that had never been done before. Also created a joined together government for the Thirteen Colonies
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The stamp act was from the British, they imposed the tax on the newspapers, and even tea. They used the the money to defend and to protect the American.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was an attack of the British soldiers on the day of March 5th, 1773. It was an incident between the streets.British had instituted a number of new taxes on the American colonies including taxes on tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead.
  • Tea Party

    Tea Party
    December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw chests of tea overboard. It resulted in the passage of the harsh Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.
  • The Intolerable Act

    The Intolerable  Act
    The Intolerable act was passed by the British Parliament in 1774 as punishment for the destruction wrought during the Boston Tea Party, which was a reaction to the British tea tax of 1773
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    In May 1775, with Redcoats once again storming Boston, the Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia.
  • The Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The Battle of Lexington and Concord
    It was the start of the American Revolutionary War,hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache
  • 2nd Continental Congress

    2nd Continental Congress
    In 1775 the delegates of the 13 colonies gathered in Philadelphia and sent an olive branch to King George.He refused and proclaimed the colonies in rebellion
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Americans have a document of signing there Independence away from Britain
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government. They all fought together for there Independence and won