Events Leading up to the Declaration of Independence

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  • Albany Plan

    Albany Plan

    Plan to create a unified government for the 13 colonies.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    First British attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation on paper stamped in London being the only way to have legal documents.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    A small British patrol felt threatened a mob that was harassing them and opened fire, killing 5 of the mob members.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Colonists boarded British ships carrying 10,000 Euros of Tea and they dumped it into the port to send a message of no taxation without representation.
  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act

    As a result of the Boston Tea Party, the British put in a set of laws known as the 'Intolerable Acts' as punishment.

  • First Congress

    First Continental Congress Convened in Philadelphia due to Intolerable Acts
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    American Revolution

    The war against Britain to determine the colonies Independence.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First battle that started the American Revolutionary War / Shot heard around the world.
  • Second (Continental) Congress

    Second (Continental) Congress

    Olive branch petition (Assertion of colonist's rights but also stay loyal to Britain) adopted by the Congress to try to fix relations with Great Britain (Prevent War).
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The colonies severing there ties with Great Britain to become an Independent nation.