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french and indian war ends
the war ended, the Indians were fighting with France over control over the Ohio river -
stamp act congress
was a meeting held by representatives in new york -
stamp act passed
the stamp act was passed by the English parliament which was imposed on all American colonist which was required to pay -
declaratory act passed
declaratory was passed by the British parliament to affirm its power to legislate for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”. -
townshed act passed
The British parliament repealed the Townshend duties on all but tea. Pressure from British merchants was partially responsible for the change -
tea act
The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England, and to commission agents who would have the sole right to sell tea in the colonies -
boston tea party
in which Boston colonists, disguised as Indians, threw the contents of several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest against British taxes on tea -
coercive act passed
The Intolerable Acts also are known as Coercive Acts were a package of five laws implemented by the British government with the purpose of restoring authority in its colonies -
revolutionary war begin
It was also known as the American War of Independence. The Revolutionary War began with the confrontation between British troops and local militia at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on 19 April 1775. -
second continental
It was founded when the British failed to address the grievances of the First Continental Congress and to organize a Continental Army to fight. -
congress
An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States Congress. It can either be a Public Law, relating to the general public, or a Private Law, relating to specific institutions or individuals. -
stamp act repealed
the parliament voted to repeal the stamp act -
declaration of independence
The Declaration of Independence is defined as the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. -
first continental congress
The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts, a series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes
