How we were made

By 16andersont
  • King Gearge III

    King Gearge III

    King George II dies and his grandson King George III becomes the new British king.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Parliment passes the Sugar Act that taxes stuff being shipped into the colonies such as sugar, wine, coffee, dyes, and cloth.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    This made it so that British soldiers could stay in colonists homes and the colonists would have to feed, bed, and house the soldiers.

  • British in Boston

    British soldiers arrive in Boston to enforce laws.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Five colonists killed by British troops.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Men disguised as indians dump tea into the harbor from British ships.
  • General Gage Arrives

    General Gage Arrives

    General Gage arrives in Boston to command British troops
  • Second Continential Congress

    Second Continential Congress

    All 13 colonies send delegates to Philadelphia to the the Second Continential Congress.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Thomas Paine writes the article Common Sense and it sells over 150,000 copies in a few monthes throughout the colonies.
  • The draft of the Declaration

    The draft of the Declaration

    A five person group is appointed and told to draft a Declaration of Independence.
  • Declaration is adopted

    Declaration is adopted

    Declaration is amended and adopted by Congress.
  • Last signer

    Last signer

    McKean signs the declaration and is the last person to sign.