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Start of the French/Indian War (Seven Years War)
France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756. -
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French/Indian War (Seven Years War)
When France’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war in 1756. Boosted by the financing of future Prime Minister William Pitt, the British turned the tide with victories at Louisbourg, Fort Frontenac and the French-Canadian stronghold of Quebec. At the 1763 peace conference, the British received the territories of Canada from France and Florida from Spain, opening th -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament, it required all American colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act consitituted an attempt by the British government to consolidate power over American colonies by placing import taxes on many of the Brithish products bought by Americans. -
Boston Massacre 1770
British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. -
Tea Act
It granted the British East India Company Tea a monoply on tea sales in the American colonies. (The catalyst of the Boston Tea Party) -
Boston Tea Party
A group of Patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians burst from the Old South Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts and dumped tea in the Boston Harbor in protest of British government decisions. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were passed in spring 1774, and helped cause the American Revolution -
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1st Continental Congress
Met in Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia. All of the colonies sent delegates. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the opening actions of the American Revolution. The British marched to Concord on April 19, 1775 -
2nd Continental Congress
Convened at the Philadelphia State House, unaimously passing the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. -
Publishing of Common Sense
Common Sense was written by Thomas Pain and was annonmously sent in on January 10, 1776. It inspired people in the thirteen colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain.
