The road to independence

By haydenuu

  • George III Becomes King England

    The death of his father leads to the new king. At age 22 George III was named king.

  • Second continental Congress meets in Philadelphia

  • The stamp act

    This act required colonist to pay taxes. A stamp represented these taxes.

  • Stamp act congress meets in New York city

  • Parliament passes the Townshend acts

    The Townshend acts put taxes on glass, lead, paint, and paper.

  • The Boston massacre

    British soldiers fought colonist. The foundation of American independence was laid.

  • The Coercive Acts

    4 laws passed the parliament to punish the colony for the Boston Tea Party.

  • First continental Congress meets in philadelphia

  • The olive branch petition

    A petition that was sent to the king to attempt to prevent a war.

  • First shots of the American revolution

    Marks the start of American War of independence

  • The Boston tea party

    This was a protest on British parliamentary taxes. They threw chest of tea in the ocean.

  • The adoption of the articles of confederation

  • The adoption of the declaration of independence

    The founding document of the USA

  • Treaty of Paris signed