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1700s
The French and Indian War- During the 1700s, British-American settlers moved westward across the Appalachian mountains into French controlled lands fighting broke out over the control of North American lands. Battles in Canada, Louisiana and Ohio Valley. -
1764
The Sugar Act- The first British tax imposed on the American colonies to support Britain’s mercantilist policy. Placed a tax on sugar and other imports from non-British colonies. -
1765
The Stamp Act- King George III became more than popular in America every new tax levied. “No taxation without representation!” was a consistent battle cry for many American politicians. -
1774
British Parliament passed a series of laws known as the Intolerable Acts, with the intent to suppress unrest in colonial Boston by closing the port and placing it under martial law. -
1776
Declaration of Independence- July 4th, the 2nd Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson -
1781
The Battle of Yorktown- The Americans and French trap General Cornwallis’s army at Yorktown, Virginia. -
1783
The Treaty of Paris- Ended the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin was chief negotiator. -
1787
The Articles of Confederation- Developed by 2nd Continental Congress. Set up a central government with a 1 house legislature (each state had one vote).
