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Albany Plan
Ben Franklin suggested a plan which involved an annual congress of delegates from all 13 colonies. This would have the power to make armys, make war and peace with the Native American, regulate trade, tax and collect custom duties. -
Stamp Act
A law that required the use of tx stamps on all legal documents, certain business agreements and newspapers. This was to help the Britain Government raise money from the Britash and French war -
Boston Massacre
What happened was a group of colonies was protesting the unfair taxes when British soldiers shot and killed several people after the group start to throw snowball, stones and sticks. -
The Boston Tea Party
This event happened when the Sons of Liberty came dress like Native Americans boarded the ships, breaking open the chests and dumping the tea out into the Boston Harbor. -
The first Continental Congress
This was a meeting for 12 out of 13 colonies to tell people to boycott and refuse to trade with England until the taxes that was hated and trade regulations were repealed. -
Intolerable Acts
The intolerable acts were laws that was passed with the sole purpose to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party. Some of these laws were the Boston Port Act in which the port was closed tight so no one could not even got hay for the horses, Massachusetts Government Act were states that Massachusetts could not hold towe meetings more than one a year, only the king can appoint someone to gover. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This battle was the first fight in the American Revolutionary War in which the British army of 700 was defeated by the untrained soldiers. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental Congress meeting was important because it is here that they talk about what to do about Britain's army. They decide to make their army and Navy, make peace and war. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is a summary of how the colonies motivations for seeking Independence away from Britain. -
American Revolution
Staring in 1765 the thirteen colonies won Independence from Great Britain and became what is known as today as the United States
