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The Albany Plan
Benjamin Franklin made the Albany Plan. He proposed that the annual congress of delegates from each of the colonies. -
Sugar Act
This act put heavy taxes on sugar and other imported goods that went to America. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act put taxes on printed paper, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards. -
Townshend Act
With this act the king put a tax on glass, lead, paint, paper and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The colonists were in a violent mob because of the new taxes on goods. British soldiers fired shots into the crowd which killed five people. -
The Boston Tea Party
The colonists dressed up as Native Americans and threw 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor which ended up costing over $1.7 million in today's time. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from the colonies all met in Philadelphia sometime in September. The delegates discussed what they were going to do for their horrible situation. -
Intolerable Acts
After the colonists dumped the tea during the Boston Tea Party Great Britain wanted them to pay for the tea they dumped so they decided to close all ports until they paid for all the tea. Since the colonists decided to do this the King limited the colonists town meetings and allowed British soldiers to invade people's homes. -
The Beginning of the Revolutionary War
The 13 colonies want to be free from the unfair ruling of the king who was putting ridiculous taxes and rules on them that invaded their rights. Even though they don't want to go to war with Britain they are going to have to because the king keeps rejecting their petitions. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord happened a few weeks before the Second Continental Congress meeting. It was one of the first battles that took place in the Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
Each of the colonies sent representatives and drafted a petition which was later denied. The nation's first national government was the Second Continental Congress, but it had constitutional base. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence stated that all men are created equal and we all have our unalienable Rights. With this document written we officially stated that The United States of America was it's own country.. -
The End of the Revolutionary War
After America won against Great Britain they had it confirmed in Paris in 1783. They signed the Treaty of Paris.
