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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, -
The Albany Congress
The Albany Congress was a meeting of representatives sent by the legislatures of seven of the 17 British colonies -
Proclamation of 1763
It required that future land purchases be made only by government officials in a public meeting -
Stamp act
after the British Parliament passed the “Stamp Act” the british started attacking and causing riots even as far as to boycott the british goods. -
The Townshend Revenue Act
The Townshend Acts or Townshend Duties, were a series of British acts of Parliament passed in an attempt to assert what it considered to be its historic right to exert authority over the colonies. -
Boston Non-Importation Agreement
a formal collective decision made by Boston based merchants and traders not to import or export items to Britain. -
The Boston Massacre
after a confrontation from boston one officer, Four civillians, Eight soldiers were arrested and charged for the murder of 5 colonists. -
The Gaspee Affair
HMS Gaspee was a British customs schooner that enforced the Navigation Acts in and around Newport, Rhode Island, in 1772. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses and to help the struggling company survive. -
the boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts -
First Continental Congress convenes.
The First Continental Congress convened in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, -
Patrick Henry's “Liberty or Death” speech
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775, in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
George Washington commander-in-chief
The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army -
Battle of Bunker Hill
In the Revolutionary War, the British defeated the Americans. Despite their loss, the inexperienced colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost during the Siege of Boston. -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
On January 10, 1776, Thomas Paine published his pamphlet Common Sense, a persuasive argument for the colonies' political and economic separation from Britain.
Common Sense cites the evils of monarchy, accuses the British government of inflicting economic and social injustices upon the colonies, and points to the absurdity of an island attempting to rule a continent. -
Declaration of Independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence. -
Battle of Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. In September 1777, Congress fled Philadelphia to escape the British capture of the city. -
Washington victorious at Princeton
soldiers under the command of General George Washington defeated a force of British troops near Princeton, New Jersey. -
Treaty of Paris ends the war
between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.