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Timeline of the Declaration of Independence

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    Parliament's first of a series of attempts to assert governmental authority over the colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
  • Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

    Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
  • Shot Heard 'Round The World

    Shot Heard 'Round The World
  • Revolutionary War Begins (Lexington and Concord)

    Revolutionary War Begins (Lexington and Concord)
  • Signing of The Declaration of Independence

    Signing of The Declaration of Independence
    Men who signed the Declaration:John Hancock (president of the Continental Congress), Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry, Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery, Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott, William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris, Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark, Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John
  • Declaration of Independence is read publically

    Declaration of Independence is read publically
  • 13 star flag created

    13 star flag created
  • Created The Articles of Confederation

    Created The Articles of Confederation
  • Ratified The Articles of Confederation

    Ratified The Articles of Confederation
  • Revolutionary War Ends (British evacuate NY)

    Revolutionary War Ends (British evacuate NY)
  • Created The Constitution

    Created The Constitution
  • Ratified The Constitutuion

    Ratified The Constitutuion
  • Created The Bill of Rights

    Created The Bill of Rights
  • Ratified The Bill of Rights

    Ratified The Bill of Rights
  • Treaty of Greenville

    Treaty of Greenville