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End of French and Indian War
Led to France losing power over the Americas (mostly being transferred to Britain). Bitterness at the loss led France to later support the Colonists in the Revolutionary War. -
Stamp Act
A law imposed by the British upon the colonies that required documents to have a specific stamp (bought from the British government) on them. This was greatly unpopular among the colonists and fed growing unrest in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A mob begins harassing a British sentry, who (with backup) fires into the crowd without orders, killing 5 in total. -
Boston Tea Party
A colonial protest against British tea monopoly and "taxation without representation" in which Colonists threw chests of imported tea from British ships into the water. -
First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from all but one (Georgia) of the Thirteen Colonies which met in response to the British government's strict regualtions enacted after the Boston Tea Party. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
A battle fought in the early stages of the Revolutionary War between British troops and Colonists. Although the British were victorious, they suffered heavy casualties, proving a colonial militia was capable of standing a chance against the British military. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first engagements of the American Revolutionary War, where a Colonial militia forced British forces to retreat to Boston. -
Treaty of Alliance
A defensive treaty between France and the US ensuring that both would aid each other if a fight were to break out with British Forces. -
Articles of Confederation
The original American constitution, written by the First Continental Congress, which was later supplanted by the US Constitution of 1789. -
Treaty of Paris
A treaty signed by representatives of Britain and America which ended the Revolutionary War and defined the boundaries of the British Empire and the United States.
