The Road to Independence

By araiyahshelton

  • George III becomes King England

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was an act of parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America.

  • Stamp Act Congress meets in New York City

  • Parliament Passes the Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Acts are a series of British Acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768 introducing series of taxes and regulations to fund admin of the British colonies in America.

  • The Boston Massacre

    It was a deadly riot that occurred on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but escalated to bloody slaughter.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    A political protest at Griffins Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts.

  • The Coercive Acts

    The four acts were the Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act.

  • First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia

  • The Olive branch petition

    The final effort of the second continental congress to persuade king george III of england to respond to the concerns of the american colonists

  • Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia

  • First shots of the American Revolution

  • The adoption of the declaration of independence

    A document that was approved by the continental congress and that announced the separation of 13 north american british colonies from great britain.

  • The adoption of articles of confederation

  • Treaty of Paris signed