-
Stamp Act
an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the Thirteen Colonies. -
Boston Massacre
a confrontation in which British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under harassment by locals. -
Boston Tea Party
was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston and Massachusetts. -
Creation of the Second Continental Congress
Convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Creation of the First Continental Congress
a meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. -
Olive Branch Petition
The final attempt to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. -
Writing and distribution of Common Sense
a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
a statement adopted by the Second Constitutional Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
