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Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia. The first successful English settlement, is founded. -
Mayflower Impact
The Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact. -
John Locke
John Locke contributes to the constitution for the Claolina colony. -
The Albany Congress+
Representatives met daily at Albany, New York from June 19 to July 11 to discuss better relations with the Indian tribes and common defensive measures against the French. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act is known for the American Revenue Act it was also revenue raising by the Parliament of Great Britain,the regulations will be established for the Kingdom of the revenue. -
The Stamp Act
The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. -
Townshend Act
Charles Townshend was pasd by the English Parliamen,After the repeal of the Stamp Act it was the designed to collect revenue from colonists in America putting theustoms duties on imports of glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
Five colonists are killed by the British. -
The Boston Tea Party
Colonist dressed as Mohawks dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to protest British tax on tea. -
Lexington and Concord battle
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.