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Join GroupBritain’s King George III subjects colonial America to harsh taxes and laws. This serves to benefit the Crown — not the colonists.
Parliament's so-called Stamp Act taxed the colonists on any piece of printed paper including newspapers, legal documents, ships’ papers — even playing cards.
British soldiers fire the shots that killed 47-year-old Crispus Attucks, the first American and black man to die along with three other colonists in the “Boston Massacre.”
Disguised colonists take over a British ship and dump all the British tea overboard rather than pay the taxes. Britain’s continued pressure fuels the fight for American independence.
The Continental Congress, after spending two days on revisions, approves the historic document's final wording. July 4 is the date that appears on the Declaration — although the official "signing" took place in August.
Americans celebrate the country's 200th birthday. Many nations send warships to New York harbor for an International Naval Review. The U.S. Mint issues a special bicentennial quarter — with new designs featuring all 50 states.
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