events leading up to the declaration of independence

By jennah.
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  • new king

    new king
    the tragic death of King George 2nd leads to George the 3rd gandson of George the 2nd.
  • suger act

    suger act
    parlament passes the suger act that taxed:suger, wine, coffee, dyes, and cloth.
  • quartering act

    quartering act
    parlament passes the quartering act which orders the colonists to provide British troops a place to live and proved them salt, blankets. and candles.
  • revenue act

    revenue act
    parlament passes the revenue act taxing:glass, lead, tea, paper, and painters colors.
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre
    the boston massacre occers five colonests are killed just by throwing insults and ice and snow balls at british troops.
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    the colonists are fed up with the taxes and go to the docking area and break the crates of tea and throw the tea into the boson harber THE BOSTON TEA PARTY
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    The quartering act makes the colonists house the british troops.
  • midnight ride

    midnight ride
    paul revere and william dawestake a midnight ride to warn the colonists by yelling"the red coats are coming"
    paul revere got captured and released the next morning.
  • battle of lexington and concord

    battle of lexington and concord
    the first shot was not in the battle they where shot by a hunter or a an angry women figuring out she has rats and she trys to shoot the rats
  • battle of bunker hill

    battle of bunker hill
    the battle of bunker hill killed or wounded over 1000 troops and 400 colonists killed or wounded.
  • common sense

    common sense
    Thomas Paine's common sense is published in just a few months 150,000 copies are ready to sell through the colonies
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    the declaration of independence is amended and adopted by congress John Hancock is the first to sighn it. WE ARE FREE