Events leading up to American Revolution

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  • Parliament passes Tea Act

    Colonists destory in Boston Tea Party

  • Intolerable Acts are passed

    Colonists organize First Continental Congress

  • Gage arrests Adam

    Gage ordered his troops to arrest Adam Hancock in Lexingtion to destroy the supplies in Concord

  • Britsh meet colonists

    More than 700 British troops reached Lexington. They found Capt. I. Pancer and 70 militamen

  • Colonists attack the British

    Americans attacked Britains Fort Ticonderoga on cake complain

  • Olive Branch Petition

    Moderats in Conrgress drafted the Olive Branch Petition and sent it to London to restore harmony

  • Washington trains militaints

    General Wahsington arrived at the militia camp near Boston. Gathered supplies and trained the army

  • Fighting begins at Lexington and Concord

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    The Road To The American Revolution

    The Road To The American Revolution

  • Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduces a key resolution

    Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a key resolution. He called the colonies "free and independent states"

  • Colonies consider themselves independent from Great Britain

    Congress considered Lees resolution again despite some opposition the measure passed. The colonies now considered themselves independent from Great Britian

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence is signed

  • American Revolution

    America gains its indepedence from Britain

  • British troops derport to Boston

    Over 7,000 British soldiers deported to Boston in more than 100 ships