the road to independence

  • George lll becomes king England

  • George becomes king of England

  • stamp act congress meets in New York city

  • The stamp act

    a tax imposed by British Parliament on American colonies
  • the stamp act

    a tax Imposed by British Parliament to American colonies
  • stamp act congress meets in New York city

  • Parliament passed the Townshend acts

    Taxes on imports of glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea
    Duties on imported goods
  • the Boston massacre

    a violet fight between Boston and British
  • the Boston tea party

    a protest against British taxes
  • the coercive act

    a series of four laws passed by British
  • first continental congress meets in Philly

  • the olive branch petition

    a document sent by the Second Continental Congress to King George III
  • first shots of the america rev

  • second Continental congress meets in Philly

  • the adoption of the declaration of independence

    a document that announced the separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain
  • British surrender at Yorktown Virginia

  • the adoptions of the articles of confederation

  • treaty of Paris signed officially ending the american rev