The Road To Independence

By absurdity

  • George III Becomes King of England

  • The Stamp Act

    (What was the Stamp Act?)
    The stamp act was an act of the British parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies.
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    Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City

  • Parliament passes down Townshend Acts

    (What were the Townshend Acts?)
    A series of measures, passed by parliament, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.

  • The Boston Massacre

    (What was The Boston Massacre?)
    A deadly riot between American colonists and a lone British soldier. Paved the way for the American Revolution.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    (What was the Boston Tea Party?)
    A political protest at Griffins' Wharf in Boston Massachusetts where American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea.

  • The Coercive Acts - [Intolerable Acts]

    (What were the Intolerable Acts?)
    A series of punitive laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws aimed to punish Massachusetts colonists for their defiance.

  • First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia

  • First Shots of the American Revolution

    They were shot at Lexington and Concord.

  • Second Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • The Olive Branch Petition

    (What was the Olive Branch Petition?)
    The Olive Branch Petition was the last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. THe petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their as British citizens.

  • The Adoption Of The Declaration of Independence

    (What was the Declaration of Independence?)
    The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America and their separation from Great Britain.

  • The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation

  • Treaty of Paris Signed - Officially Ending of American Revolution