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Sugar Act
Although it reduced tax on molasses, it was strictly enforced so colonists ended up paying more taxes -
Sons of Liberty
Sam Adams created the Sons of Liberty to repel British Law. -
Stamp Act
Increased tax on printed materials such as legal documents and newspapers. -
Quartering Act
Required colonial assemblies to house and provision soldiers. -
Stamp Collector Revolt
A mob led by the Sons of Liberty tore down the office and damaged the house of the stamp collector -
Declaratory Act
Repealed the Stamp Act but asserted Parliament's right to rule the colonies as saw fit -
Townsend Act
Imported taxes on a variety of goods. They were so unpopular, they were immediately repelled except for tea. -
Boston Massacre
A group of colonists hurled snowballs and rocks at British soldiers. The soldiers fired into the crowd, killing five colonists -
Tea Act
Tea Act was created to save the East India Tea Company. -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Patriots dressed as Indians, boarded three British ships laden with tea and dumped the tea into the harbor -
Intolerable Act
Forced Massachusetts to pay for the tea destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. The law also closed Boston Harbor and forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes. -
First Continental Congress
The first meet agreeing to boycott British goods -
Olive Branch
King George III rejected the Olive Branch and sent more troops to Boston -
Give me Liberty or Give me Death
Patrick Henry gives his most famous speech in the House of Burgesses -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress
Congress names George Washington commander of Continental Army -
Battle of Bunker Hill
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Common Sense
Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense" to keep colonists' moral higher -
Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration of Independence was approved. -
Battle at Saratoga
Patriots win in Saratoga -
Valley Forge
Baron Von Steuben trains the Continental army -
US and France
France signs an alliance with United States -
Battle at Charleston
General Clinton captures 3,000 Patriot soldiers as he takes Charleston, South Carolina -
Battle at Yorktown
General Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is signed
