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George the third becomes King of England
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on the colonists. -
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Stamp Act congress meets in New York City
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Parliament passes the Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts are a series of measures passed by the British parliament in 1767 that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot on King Street in Boston -
The Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the announcing the separation of 13 north American British colonies from Great Britain. -
The Coercive Acts
The Intolerable acts were the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act. -
First Shots of the American Revolution
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was a political protest and defiance of British rule over the colonists. -
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First Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia
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The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was sent to the kind as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. -
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Second Continental Congress Meets in Philadelphia
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The Adoption of the Articles of Confederation
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Treaty of Paris Signed
This is the official ending of the American Revolution -
Treaty of Paris Signed
Official Ending of the American Revolution