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Albany Plan
A plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies.The Albany Plan was the first significant proposal to conceive the colonies. -
Stamp Act
An act by the parliament of great britain requiring printed materials to be stamped and printed in london. This lead to the movement no taxation without representation. -
Start of American of Revolution
A revolt of the British government by the thirteen colonies. There journey to independence sparked the beginning of the declaration. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on an angry mob of American Colonists killing several people. This sparked outrage throughout the colonies causing a revolt led by speech-writers. -
Boston Tea Party
The sons of liberty in Boston, Massachusetts dressed up as Native Americans and dumped 342 chests of imported tea. They did this to protest the large taxation's which lead to the Declaration of Independence. -
Intolerable Acts
Laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colonists in the Tea Party protest. They were an important factor in contributing to the Declaration. -
1st Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. This is the main event that lead to the making of the Declaration and separating from Britain. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first engagement of the American Revolutionary War. This made the colonists want separation from Britain even more. -
2nd Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from the thirteen colonies that united during the Revolutionary War. They met over British parliament not having a legitimate claim of authority over the thirteen colonies. The Declaration of Independence was also a result of the 2nd Continental Congress. -
Declaration of Independence
It was created by the Second Continental Congress on July 4,1776. The declaration summarized the colonists motivation for seeking independence.
