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The French and Indian War
History.com. The French and Indian War provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but arguments over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act of 1765
Summary of the 1765 Stamp Act The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. It was imposed on all American colonists. It required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
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The Townshend Act of 1767
Ducksters.com. The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from the colonists including: New taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly roit that happened on March 5, 1770. It took place on King Street in Boston. It started off as a street brawl but quickly turned bloody. The cause was that the Boston colonists did't like the British soldiers in their city and the British tax act. -
The Boston Tea Party
It was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773. It took place at Griffin's Warf in Boston, Massachusetts. The fustrated and angry colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. Which was imported by the British East India Company. -
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Second Continental Congress Meets
This meeting took place soon after the American Revolutionary war had begin. It was agreed that a continental army would be created. At the end of this meeting the Declaration of Independence was adopted. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
History.com. The Battles of Lexington and Concord was the beginning of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army left Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington and also to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord. -
Olive Branch Petition sent to England
The petition was drafted by John Dickinson. It was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown. -
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" Published
In Common Sense, Thomas Paine talks about American independence. His argument begins with a more general, theoretical reflection about government and religion, then progresses onto the specifics of the colonial situation. -
Declaration of Independence Adopted
The declaration was adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House. It was signed on July 4, 1776 by the Congress. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation introduced thirteen different articles that gave powers to the states and to the federal government. Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation expressly delegated. -
Battle of Yorktown
This battle was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary war. The French navy and the Continental army conceived a daring plan to entrap Cornwall in Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
The treaty, signed by Franklin, Adams and Jay at the Hotel d'York in Paris, was finished on September 3, 1783. In it, Great Britain finally gave formal recognition to its former colonies as a new and independent nation: the United States of America.
