Events Leading Up to the Declaration of Independence

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  • Albany Plan

    Albany Plan
    Plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. ben Franklin wanted this.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    British Army killed many people while under attack by a mob

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    tax on legal recognition of documents

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    American Patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians dumped British East India Company tea in the Boston Harbor

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Series of acts British parliament passed in reaction to Boston Tea Party.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies in response to the intolerable acts passed by the British Parliament.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    Another meeting of delegates from the 13 colonies

  • Battle of Lexington & Concord

    Battle of Lexington & Concord
    The first battle of the American Revolution

  • Start of American Revolution

    Start of American Revolution
    The American patriots wanted independence from Great Britain for the 13 colonies.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    A document that states independence for a state/territory.

  • End of the American Revolution

    End of the American Revolution
    The American patriots won independence from Great Britain