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George the third becomes king
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the stamp act
The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies in 1765 -
parliment passes the Townshend acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies in the 1760s -
the Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre was a violent confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in Boston on March 5, 1770 -
the Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts. -
the coercive acts
a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party. -
First continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen American colonies that convened in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September 1774 to discuss and protest growing British oppression. -
the olive branch petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a last attempt to avoid war between the British government and the American colonies. -
second Congress meets in Phili
The Second Continental Congress was a gathering of delegates from the thirteen American colonies that convened in Philadelphia in 1775, following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, to coordinate the American Revolutionary War effort. -
first shots of American revolution
The first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775 -
the adoption of the articles of confederation
The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States' first constitution. -
The adoption of the declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The document was drafted by Thomas Jefferson -
British surrender at york town
the British surrendered at Yorktown in 1781 because they were cut off from supplies, reinforcements, and retreat, and were outnumbered by the American and French forces -
treaty of Paris signed
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British Representatives on September 3, 1783, ending the War of the American Revolution.