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Ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
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The British issues proclamation, mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the enroachment of settlers on their land.
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One of a series of measures primarily aimed at raising revenue from the British colonies in America.
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The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used.
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First gathering of representatives from several American colonies to devise a unified protest British taxation.
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Fight between a “patriot” mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers.
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This was to bail out the floundering East India Company, a key actor in the in the British economy.
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Incident of 342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company was thrown from ships into the Boston Harbor by American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians.
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Series of laws relating to Britain colonies in North America.
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Meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies.
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The first battles of the American Revolution. The British succeeded in overcoming resistance in the first town, but were forced to retreat when they arrived at the second.
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Convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting on May 10, 1775 in Philadelphia.
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Also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights.
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Battle of the American Revolutionary War, fought near Princeton New Jersey.
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Battle was considered the turning point of the war.
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Begin with British concern over the course of the war in the North.
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Last battle of the American Revolution.
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Agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution.
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Met to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation.
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The document was tailored to a newly formed nation made of states acting as independent countries.
