Road to Independence

By Haileema12

  • George III Becomes King 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 the United States
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    Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City

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    Parliament passes the Townshend acts

    The Townshend Act was a series of measures passed by the British Parliament in 1767 that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a violent fight between British soldiers and American colonists in Boston.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest in 1773 where colonists dumped tea into the harbor to protest against British taxes.

  • The Coercive Acts

    The Intolerable Acts were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
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    First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia

  • The Olive Branch Petition

    The Olive Branch Petition was a document sent by the Second Continental Congress as a final attempt to reconcile with Great Britain while pleading for a resolution(trying to prevent the American Revolution from escalating)

  • First shots of the American Revolution

    Lexington and Concord
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    Second Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence is a document that announced the separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain.

  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

  • British Surrender at Yorktown, VA

  • Treaty of Paris Signed- Official ending of the American Revolution