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British: Treaty of Paris
Great Britain and France sign a Treaty ending the 7 Years War/French and Indian War with Great Britain coming out on top. -
British: Proclamation of 1763
King George III prohibited all settlement west of the Appalachian mountains. -
British: Stamp Act
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Declaratory Act
Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, but passes the Declaratory Act the same day and it states that Britain has the right to tax the colonies "In all cases" -
British: Townshend Acts
Britain taxes glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
British and Colonists: Boston Massacre
Patriotic colonists throw snowballs, sticks, rocks, and bricks at British Soldiers causing them to fire upon the crowd, killing five. -
British: Tea Act
Parliament allows the East India Company to sell tea directly to the colonies, giving them an edge over the colonial merchants. -
Colonists: Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty, led by Samuel Adams, dressed like Indians and brarded an East India Company ship and dumped £9,000 worth of tea into Boston Harbor. -
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British: Intolerable Acts
Parliament passes a series of acts to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party, but this backfires because thin only causes the colonies to unite. -
Colonists: 1st Continental Congress
Delagates from the 13 Colonies meet to go against the Intolerable Acts. -
Colonists: Midnight Ride
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Wentworth Cheswell ride to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and the Militiamen that "The British are coming." -
British and Colonists: Battles of Lexington and Concord
The British Soldiers attack Lexington and Concord and fight the Minutemen who are prepared because of the warning that Paul Revere and company gave them. These were the first two battles of the Revolutionary War. -
Colonists: 2nd Continental Congress
The delagates at the second Continental Congress, which included several delagates from the first Continental Congress and Benjamin Franklin, select George Washington to lead the military as the General.
