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Albany Plan of union
the colonies regected the plan, however, becasue it gave too much power toan assembly made up of represntaives from all thirteen colonies -
French and Indian War
the war srated a struggke between french and british over lands western pennsylvania and ohio -
George III becomes king of Great Britain
he was determined to deal firmly with the american colonies -
Stamp Act Congress(
nine colonies sent delegates to meeting in newyork -
Boston Tea Party
taxes on the tea. TThey through all the tea over into the harbor -
coerice acts
closed the boston harbor. with drew the right of the massachusettes colony to govern itself -
Stamp Act
the brittish passed other laws to replace it. The situation reached a boiling point in 1773 -
Committees of Correspondence
urging resistance to the brittish. tHE COMITees consisted of colonists who wanted to keep in touch with another as events unfolded -
First Continental Congress
the delgates debated what to do about the relationship with great britian -
Lexington and Concord
first battle of the revolutionary war -
Second Continental Congress
they imideatly assumed the powers of a central goverment -
Resolution of Independence
richard henrey lee of virgina declared independance -
Declaration of Independence
they wrote the decloration and submitted it to congree thne it was approved by congressw
