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Albany Plan of Union
Benjamin Franklin proposed a plan for uniting the colonies as a response to the French attacks on the frontier. The colonies rejected the plan because it gave too much power to an assembly mad up of representatives. -
Geaorge III becomes king of Great Britain
He had different ideas about how the colonies should be governed. -
French and Indian War
The war started out as a struggle between the French and British over lands in western Pennsylvania and Ohio. By 1756, several other European countries became involved. Great Britain won the war. -
Stamp Act
To help pay for the war, the king and his ministers levied taxes. The Stamp Act imposed the first direct tax on colonists. It required them to pay a tax on legal documents, pamphlets, newspapres, and even dice playing cards. -
Stamp ACt Congress
This was the first meeting organized by the colonies to protest King George's actions. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists dressed as mowhawk indians and dumped 342 chests of British tes into Boston Harbor. -
Committees of Correspondance
organizations called the committee of correspondance were urging resistance to the British -
First Continental Congress
Delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met in Philidelphia. They debated on what to do about the relationship with Great Britain. -
Coercive Acts
Prompted Virginia and Massachusetts to call a general meeting of the colonies. -
Lexington and Concord
British Redcoats clashed with colonial minutemen at Lexington and Concord Massachusetts. This was the first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress.
Within three weeks delegates met in Philidelphia again for a second meeting. They assumed the the powers of a central government immediately. -
Resolution of Independence
More than a year of fighting Richard Henry Lee of VIrginia did declare independence. -
Declcaration of Independence
The Congress approved the final draft of Lee's resolution. John Hancock and 56 other delegates signed the document.
