Bald eagle and declaration of independence

Declaration of Independence

By 16lambertm

  • King George II and III

    King George II and III
    King George II dies and his gradson George III becomes king

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Parliment passed which raises taxes on sugar,wine, coffee, dyes, and cloth

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Act taxes paper goods
    "No Taxation Without Representation"

  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    Colonists boycott British goods

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    5 colonists were killed and others wounded by British troops

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians throw tea into the harbor as a way to protest taxes

  • Boston Port Act

    Boston Port Act
    Boston Harbor was closed until the tea the colonists had paid for the tea they dumped on the harbor

  • First Shots of the War

    First Shots of the War
    The battle of Lexinton and Concord is where the first shots of the war were

  • George Washington

    George Washington
    George Washington becomes leader of the continental army

  • Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill
    The British have victory at Bunker Hill

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Thomas Paine comes out with strong worded "Common Sense"

  • America is Born

    America is Born
    The Declaration of Independence is adopted by congress and is signed. America is now seperated from Great Britian and is a new country