The Road To Independence

  • George III Becomes King of England

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was an Act that made the colonists pay taxes to the British for the soldiers stationed in the colonies.
  • Stamp Act Congress meets in New York CIty

    There were several representatives from 8 colonies. The secretary, John Cotton, and the president of the congress, Timothy Ruggles were also there. They wanted to get rid of the stamp act and separate from the power of England.
  • Parliament Passes the Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Acts were a way to show power over the American colonies by taxing popular goods that the colonies would buy.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a riot in Boston that started with an American colonist and a British soldier.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest in Boston where people would dump tea into the Boston harbor to protest the British "taxation without representation."
  • The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)

    The Coercive Acts were laws passed by the British to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
  • First Continental Congress Meets In Philadelphia

    They met to discuss the ongoing problem of the British power over them. There were representatives for every colony besides Georgia. Like George Washington and Samuel Adams.
  • First Shots of the American Revolution

    Lexington and Concord
  • Second Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

    The Thirteen colonies got together after the Revolutionary war started to gain so much organization. The new members of congress as well as the previous members. The new members included Benjamin Frankin and Thomas Jefferson.
  • The Olive Branch Petition

    It was a last attempt to have peace with Britain to stop a war and stay peaceful. The letter showed that the Colonies didn't want war.
  • The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

    The document that separated the 13 colonies from Great Britain. It was written by Thomas Jefferson and it basically said that the colonies had a right to govern independently.
  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

  • Treaty of Paris Signed

    The official ending of the American Revolution.