1774 ⟶ Continental Association Formed
Continental Association[5]
Year
1774
1775
🤝 Continental Association Formed
BoycottColonial UnityEconomic WarfareContinental CongressNon-ImportationResistance Movement
United States🏛️ First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress,; 12 colonies send delegates; major actions:
Joseph Galloway's Plan of Union debated September 1774, calling for the creation of a Grand Council for the American colonies, with each having representation and hold and exercise power within the British Empire; rejected by the Continental Congress.[3]
Declaration and Resolves, also known as Declaration of Rights[4]
Continental Association[5]
Petition to the King to repeal the Intolerable Acts; rejected by George III⟶
Colonial UnityContinental CongressDeclaration of RightsContinental AssociationJoseph GallowayIntolerable ActsColonial GovernanceResistanceAmerican Revolution
United States🏛️ Second Continental Congress Meets
Continental CongressDeclaration of IndependenceGovernment FormationColonial UnityGeorge WashingtonAmerican Revolution
United States⚓️ Continental Navy Established
Continental Navy established by the Second Continental Congress⟶
Continental CongressNavyNaval WarfareAmerican NavyMilitary OrganizationSecond Continental CongressWar EffortEarly Governance
United States🇺🇲 Continental Marines Established
Continental Marines established by Continental Congress. They would become the modern day United States Marine Corps⟶
Continental CongressMarinesMilitaryArmed ForcesUnited States Marine CorpsMilitary OrganizationWar EffortEarly Governance
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