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Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament in an attempt to assert what's considered to be the historic right to exert authority over the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a mass murder of 5 mod members after continued harassment of the British army detachment. This resulted in 5 soldiers being charged with murder and were given a civilian trial, in which John Adams made a successful defense of the soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest of taxation on tea which resulted in a party of Bostonians dumping £10,000 worth of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable acts were the colonial resistance to British Rule during the Winter of 1773-74. The British Parliament enacted four measures that eventually became known as the "Intolerable Acts." -
The First Continental Congress
Called upon by the Committees of Correspondence in response to the Intolerable Acts, The first Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in which 56 delegates represented the colonies, with the exception of Georgia. -
Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or give me Death speech"
After being convinced that the war with Great Britain was inevitable, Patrick Henry defended strong resolutions for equipping the Virginia militia to fight against the British military. -
Paul Revere's Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord
On April 18th, 1775, Paul Revere rode from Charleston to Lexington to warn the people that the British were marching from Boston to seize the colonial army at Concord. En route, the British military consisting of 700 soldiers were met at Lexington Green by 77 local minutemen and others. although it unclear who shot the first shot, the end result consisted of 8 Americans dead. Meanwhile at Concord the British were met by hundreds of militiamen. -
The Declaration of Independence was Adopted
On July 4th 1776 was written declaring the colonies independence from Great Britain. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware River
On Christmas night George Washington and the Continental Army struck back by crossing the Delaware River, surprising the Hessian Garrison at Trenton at dawn and taking 900 prisoners. -
Treaty of Paris
After the British Defeat at Yorktown, the British agreed to terms with the terms listed on the treaty and recognized the United States their independence with the British retaining Canada, and ceding East and West Florida to Spain.