Declaration of Independence

albany plan

Jul 10, 1754

The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies, suggested by Benjamin Franklin

stamp act

Mar 22, 1764

an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial document

boston massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people

boston tea party

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts.

intolerable act

Mar 31, 1774

The Intolerable Acts were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.

battle of lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

american revolution

Apr 19, 1783

The American Revolution was a colonial revolt which occurred between 1765 and 1783.

1st congress

Mar 4, 1789

The First United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency, first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia

2nd congress

Mar 4, 1791

DescriptionThe Second United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 4, 1791, to March 4, 1793, during the third and fourth years of George Washington's presidency