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George III becomes King of England
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Stamp Act is published
Legal documents and printed materials must bear a tax stamp provided by commissioned distributors who would collect tax in exchange for the stamp. -
"Stamp Act Congress" meets in NYC
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Parliament passes the Townshend Acts
Taxed goods imported to the States. Colonists believed these to be acts of abuse of power. -
The Boston Massacre
Protesters, who were protesting the occupation of British Soldiers in their town, began a scrum with a British Soldier that quickly turned into a bloody slaughter as 5 out of the crowd were killed and more were injured. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists, known as the Sons Of Liberty, dressed as Native Americans and tossed tons of gallons of Tea into the Boston Harbor in response to a tax on tea. -
Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)
Series of laws published by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party -
First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
(ended on Oct. 26th 1774) -
Olive Branch Petition
Final attempt by the Continental Congress to settle the concerns of the American Colonists and the differences with King George III -
Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
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Lexington and Concord
First shots of the American Revolution are fired -
Declaration of Independence is adopted
American Colonies officially declare independence from King George III and Britian. -
Articles of Confederation is adopted
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Surrender at Yorktown - End of American Revolution
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Treaty of Paris is signed