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French / Indian War Ends
the 9 year war with Britain against France ended, Britain used the colonies as a way to collect money to pay off their war debts. -
Stamp Act Congress
The stamp act congress met to discuss the colonists' rights as British subjects, declaring that only their colonial legislatures had the power to tax them. -
Stamp Act Passed
The act that placed a tax on every paper material used was passed and everyone isn't on board -
Stamp act repealed
Under the pressure from the colonies, Britain ultimately decided to repeal the stamp act. -
Townshend Act Passed
Taxed British imports, products shipped from other countries such as glass, tea, lead, paint, and paper. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers were guarding the Boston customs house, where taxes were collected, when an angry mob began throwing rocks and snowballs at them. Shots rang out, killing five colonists. -
Townshend Act Repealed
The taxing was repealed on everything but tea and the colonies are still mad. -
Tea Act
The tea act only allowed only the British East India Company to sell tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773 the sons of liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded British ships in Boston and dumped all the cargo of tea in the harbor. -
Coercive act passed
an act to make sure the colonies pay back for all the tea they dumped in the harbor. -
first continental congress
a meeting from representatives from each state to brew up a plan for revolution. -
second continental congress
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Revolutionary War
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Declaratory Act Passed
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Deceleration of Independence
