Timeline of Influences for Independence

By isabel.werlin

  • Join or Die snake cartoon

    The point of the Join or Die snake cartoon was to try to get the colonies to ban together to fight against the British.

  • Bloody Massacre

    The Bloody Massacre started with a protest and ended with many deaths. https://www.masshist.org/database/2?ft=Boston%20Massacre&from=/features/massacre/visual&noalt=1&pid=34

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea party was when the colonist officcially decided to rebel against the British.

  • Common Sense

    The common sense paper was spread among the colonies to push them to want independence from the British.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was not only written to send to the British to prove their freedom, but also to show their complaints and grievances about the British government. https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration-transcript