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10 events leading to the Declaration of Independence
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French and Indian War
This changed the relationship between colonies and Britain and ended up leaving Britain in debt. -
The Second Continental Congress
This congress served as the government during the war of the colonies. -
The Albany Plan of Union
This was important because colonists stated to think of themselves as Americans and this angered the British. -
Britain Tightens Control
The colonists remained loyal in return of self-rule and protection from France. -
The Stamp Act
This act imposed taxes on the colonies for papers and newspapers which would raise the British revenue and was the first ever law passed including money. -
Committees of Correspondence
This urged resistance to h British and consists of colonists which also served as a communication network. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped hundreds of cases of tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest to the taxes and this led to the Intolerable Acts. -
The First Continental Congress
Consisted of delegates imposing an embargo on Great Britain which led to the first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Declaration of Independence
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and others sat down and created a written document freeing the colonists from Great Britain. -
Final Draft of the Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress approved the final draft ultimately freeing the colonies from Great Britain.
