events leading up the declaration of independence

Albany Plan

Jul 10, 1754

Was created to have a unified government for the 13 colonies. More than 20 representatives from Mid-Atlantic colonies came together to plan their defence for the French and Indian war.

The Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp act was a tax imposed by the British government on the American colonies. British tax payers already paid a stamp tax and Massachusetts experimented with some similar laws, but the Stamp Act imposed on colonial residents went further than the existing ones.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British soldiers shot and killed many citizens while under attack from a mob. This event was very publicized by leading patriot to rebel against the British.

The boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

incident in which 342 chests of tea belonging to the British were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 31, 1774

This was the term used by US Patriots for a series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774, after the Boston Tea Party. These laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonist for the tea party.

first and second continental congress

Oct 26, 1774

The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It succeeded the First Continental Congress which met in philidelphia.

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The Battles of lexington and Concord were the first military engaugements of the American revolutionary War.

start and End of american revolutuon

Apr 19, 1775

british troops went on a mission to capture Patriot leaders and seize a Patriot arsenal. the battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the American Revolution