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French and Indian war
The first battle Washington defeats the French in a surprise attack. Washington's resignation Blamed for Fort Necessity, Washington resigns. He will later return as a volunteer under British authority. -
sugar act
Sugar Act, also called Plantation Act or Revenue Act, (1764), in U.S. colonial history, British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies and at providing increased revenues to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities following the French and Indian -
Stamp Act
the stamp act was a parliament of great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in america -
town shed act
the townshed acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including the following: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre, known to the British as the Incident on King Street, was a confrontation on March 5, 1770 in which British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob in Boston. -
Boston tea party
the colonist dressed up as Indians and threw a lot of tea out in the ocean -
the first Continental congress convenes
