Road to Indenpendence

By Aubreymb20

  • George III Becomes King of England

  • The Stamp Act

    The act required colonists to to pay a tax, stamps, which was used on papers, documents, and playing cards.

  • Stamp Act Congress Meets in New York City

    Meets from October 7 to 25 of 1765

  • Parliament Passes the Townshend Acts

    From March to June. The Townshend acts were a series of taxes that helped pay for the expenses of governing American colonies. The taxes were on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

  • The Boston Massacre

    British soldiers shot at American colonists in Boston, Massachusetts. This was due to colonists harassing them verbally and throwing things at them.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    This was a protest of the British tax on tea. The protesters boarded a ship and threw over all the tea on board into the Boston Harbor. This act was seen as treason.

  • The Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)

    A series of four laws created by the British to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.

  • First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

    From September 5 to October 26

  • First Shots of American Revolution

    Lexington and Concord

  • Second Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

    Congress under the Articles of Confederation from May 10, 1775 - March 1, 1781

  • The Olive Branch Petition

    Adopted by Congress and sent to the king as a last attempt to prevent formal war against Britain.

  • The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

    This states our base principles for the government and the identity of Americans. This document is not legally binding, but one of the most powerful.

  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

  • Treaty of Paris Signed - Official Ending of the American Revolution

    British surrendered at Yorktown, VA on October 19, 1781.