Government

By DaShea72

  • The colonies Unite

    The colonies Unite
    The albany Congress proposed that the colonies unite

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents, on certain business agreements, and on newspaper.

  • Five colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre

    Five colonists are killed by the British at the Boston Massacre
    British troops in Boston fired on a jeering crowd, killing five

  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    The Tea Act is passed. Colonists respond with the Boston Tea Party.

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Delegates from every colony except for gerogia

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The meeting Adjourned

  • The battles of Lexington & Concord

    The battles of Lexington & Concord
    had been fought three weeks earlier

  • Second continental Congress

    Second continental Congress
    Met in Philadephia

  • Independence

    Independence
    Declaration of Independence signed

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    Went in to effect