Road to Independence

By meganat20

  • George III Becomes King of England

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America.

  • Stamp Act Congress meets in NYC

  • Stamp Act Congress meets in NYC ends

  • Parliament Passes the Townshend Act

    The Townshend Act was a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was an act of the Sons of Liberty, in which they dressed up as Natives and dumped imported tea into the Boston harbor

  • The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)

    The Intolerable Acts were five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the American Colonies in 1774.

  • The 1st continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • The First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia ends

  • The Olive Branch Petition

    The Olive Branch Petition was a petition sent to the King by Congress where the delegates asked the King to stop using military force against the colonists so they could settle their differences with Parliament peacefully.

  • First shots of the American Revolution (Lexington and Concord)

  • The 2nd Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • The Adoption of the Deceleration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is a document that declared that the United States was independent of Britain and that a new country would be formed out of its former colonies.

  • The 2nd Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

  • The Treaty of Paris is Signed (Official ending of the american revolution)