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George III Becomes King of England
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The Stamp Act
The stamp act was passed to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the seven years war. The stamp act required the colonists to pay a tax represented by a stamp on various paper products. The colonists reacted by boycotting British goods, rioting, and attacking tax collectors. -
Stamp Act Congress Meets in New York CIty
Representatives from nine colonies attended the stamp act congress including Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and South Carolina. The stamp act congress meeting was convened by the representatives of the nine colonies above in order to pass a declaration of rights and grievances that claimed all American colonists were equal to other British citizens. -
Parliament Passes the Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures passed by the British parliament that taxed goods imported to American colonies. The Townshend acts included the Suspending Act, the Revenue Act, the Indemnity Act, and the Commissioners of Customs Act. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that began as a street brawl between American colonists and British soldiers. The brawl quickly escalated to a chaotic fatal massacre. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a political protest in which American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea imported by the British into the harbor. The colonists did this as a protest against the taxation without being imposed by Britain. -
The Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were a series of 4 laws passed by the British parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. The acts included the Boston Port Bill, The Massachusetts Government Act, and the Administration of Justice Act -
First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia
The first Continental Congress meeting included Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Adams, Samuel Adams, John Jay, and John Dickinson. The congress met in order to consider their reaction to the British governments' restraints on trade after the Boston Tea Party. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was the last attempt made to be sent to the king to prevent formal war from being declared. The petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and their rights as British citizens -
First Shots of the American Revolution
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolution -
Second Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia
The Second Continental Congress meeting included all representatives from the first meeting in addition to Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. The second meeting occurred after violence broke out between American and British colonies in order to plot the course of war. -
The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence announced the separation of 13 American British colonies from Great Britain. -
The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
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Treaty of Paris Signed