4th of July, Independence Day Timeline

1765-1773, The British Parliament bypasses colonial assemblies and imposes several internal and external taxes on the outraged colonists. IMAGE FILE

Dec. 16, 1773, The colonial response to taxation without representation culminates in the Boston Tea Party. The Sons of Liberty dump 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor.IMAGE FILE

Sept. 5, 1774, Delegates begin meeting for the First Continental Congress and agree to send grievances to King George III. Print shows session of the First Continental Congress, September 1774, in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania IMAGE FILE

April 19, 1775, Armed conflict between the colonists and British redcoats begins in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. IMAGE FILE

May 10, 1775, A Second Continental Congress begins meeting in Philadelphia. TITLE: Der Congress erklërt die 13 vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America für independent am 4ten July 1776 / D. Chodowiecki inv. et del. ; D. Berger sculpsit 1784. IMAGE FILE

June 11, 1776, The Continental Congress appoints a five-man committee, including Thomas Jefferson, to draft a declaration of independence. IMAGE FILE

June 28, 1776, The committee presents the declaration for debate and revision. title: Declaration of Independence in Congress IMAGE FILE

July 4, 1776, The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence without dissent. Print shows the text with signatures of the Declaration of Independence within a wreath at the top of which are portraits in medallions of the first twelve presidents, IMAGE FILE

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