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Albany Plan of Union
I plan suggested by Benjamin Franklin to united the colonies, was rejected because it gave to much power to an assembly made up of represenatives from the colonies. -
French and Indian war
Struggle between French and Britian over lans in western Pennsylvania and Ohio -
George III becomes king of Great Britian
When he becomes king, he decides to deal firmly with the American colonies. -
Stamp Act
First direct tax on the colonists. It required them to pay tax on legal documents , pamphlets, newspapers, and even dice. -
Stamp Act Congress
I meeting of delegates from nine different coloniesorganized to protest King George. -
Coercive Acts
Also known as the intolerable acts, was a response to the Boston Tea Party, and forced Boston Harbor to close and showed that Revolution wasnt far away. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists dump 342 chests of British Tea into the harbor as a sign of protest. -
Committees of Correspondence
Organizations start urging resistance of the British. -
First Continental Congress
INtolerable Acts force George Washington to call a meeting of most colonies to meet in Philidalphia, later became known as the first continental congress. -
Lexington and Concord
British Redcoats clash with colonial minutemen at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts, this was the first battle of the revolutionary war. -
Second Continental Congress
Within 3 weeks after lexington and concord, delegates from all 13 colonies gathered for the second continental congress. -
Resolution of Independence
The draft of the Declaration is accepted by Congress -
Declaration of Independence
Congress approves the final draft of the resolution and officially breaks off from Great Britian.