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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was signed by King John, the King of England. This document gave more rights to the English citizens and less rights to the King. -
Period: Jun 15, 1215 to
Declaration of Indepedence
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The Quartering Act
The English Parliament passed a law that said American citizens had to give up their houses for British soldiers. -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre was a gruesome killing. One of the things that lead up to this was the Quatering Act. But for most people, that winter had never been so cold and miserable. One day, one of the kings soldiers had been looking for work to do, then someone started making fun of him and told him to get a job cleaning toilets. Thats when it started.people started firing bullets and shouting loud. Everyone started yelling, "Fire! Fire!" -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when the British taxed the tea that was coming to America and America was mad because the British were only taxing the Americans and not Britain. So, Americans dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington
It was the start of the Revolutionary War, also known as the shoot heard around the world. Paul Revere was a poet and he found out that the British were coming to attack and he wanted to notify the towns people.
In the end, Paul Revere and William Dawes were captured right after the Battle of Lexington. Samuel Prescott made it to Concord. -
Making the Draft of the Declaration
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston made the draft for a Declaration of Independence. -
Congress reads the first draft
The congress reads the first draft of the Declaration of Independence -
Revisions
Revisions of the Declaration of the Independence were made July 1st through the 4th. -
Independence is Declared
Independence is declared. -
John Dunlap printed copies
John Dunlap printed 24 copies of the Declaration of the Independence. -
Read for the first time publicly.
The Declaration of INdependence was read publiclty for the first time. -
Signing of the DOI
Congress ordered for the men to sign the Declaration of Independence. -
DOI's actual signing
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
