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King George III becomes King of England
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The Stamp Act
It was passed by parliament to pay for British soldiers staying in the colonies. This meant the colonists had to pay taxes on things like papers, documents, and cards. -
Stamp Act Congress meets
ended October 25,1765
Representatives from nine colonies met in order to lay out solutions and petition the King and Parliament to repeal the act. -
Parliament Passes Townshend Acts
Passed by parliament were a series of taxes on imported goods to the colonies in hopes to raise revenue. -
Boston Massacre
It was riot on King Street in Boston, that only started as a fight between colonist and a British soldier. It became a deadly and bloody conflict. -
Boston Tea Party
It was political protest by the Sons of Liberty. It was protest the tax on tea because of "No taxation without representation." -
Coercive Acts
A series of four laws passed by parliament as a response to Boston Tea Party. They restricted trade and increased control in Boston. -
First Continental Congress
ended December 26.1774
Delegates from each colony, except Georgia, to organize a resistance to the Coercive acts. -
First Shots of the American Revolution
It is known as the shot heard around the world it was fired by the Americans. -
Second Continental Congress
ended on March 1,1781
Delegates from each one of thirteen colonies came together to establish the continental army and commander in chief to be Washington. They alos drafted the olive branch petition. -
Olive Branch Petiton
Was written by John Dickinson directed to King George III, it was the final measure in hopes to heal the relationship with Britain and not break it. -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
It was document that separated the 13 colonies from Great Britain. It was the first statement by the nation on there right to choose their own government and listed their grievances against the British -
Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
Sent out to the states on November 15,1776. Maryland was the last to ratified it on March 1, 1781. It was the first document to establish a national government after declaring independence. -
Treaty of Paris signed
Ended the American revolution and an agreement to recognize U.S independence and grant significant western territory.