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Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin proposed this plan for the 13 colonies to unite after French attacks on the frontier. At first colonies rejected plan because they thought it gave too much power to an assembly made up of representatives. But by the 1760's, harsh british policies spurred American sense of community. -
George III. becomes king of Great Britian
King George III. thought that the colonies should be governed differently and a huge debt that the British believed the colonists should pay for. -
French and Indian War
Started as a struggle between the French and British over lands in western Pennsylvania and Ohio. By 1756, several other European countries became involved. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed the first direct taxon the colonists. It required them to pay a tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapers, and even dice and playing cards. -
Stamp Act Congress
Nine colonies sent delegates to a meeting in New York called the Stamp Act Congress. This was the first meeting organized by the colonies to protest King George's actions. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor. This protest became known as the Boston Tea Party. -
Coercive Acts
Withdrew the right of Massachusets colony to govern itself. By the early 1770's, events clearly showed that revolution was not far off. -
Committees of Correspondence
Organizations that urged resistance to the British. Consisted of colonists who wanted to keep in touch with one another as events unfolded. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from all colonies except Georgia met in Philadelphia on Sept. 5, 1774, for the First Continental Congress. -
Lexington and Concord
The first Battle of the Revolutionary war. -
Second Continental Congress
Assumed the powers of a cetral government. -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration that John Hancock was first to sign to declare the colonies independent of Great Britian. -
Resolution of Independence
Richard Henry Lee declared independence for a resolution of the Continental Congress.
