Key Events Leading to American Independence

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  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America

  • The Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Acts
    These laws placed new taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    Murder of 5 colonist

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    Taxed tea was thrown into the harbor

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Gave america independence from Britian

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    was the first constitution of the United States of America and legally established the union of the states

  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris
    formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America