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French & Indian War Begins
The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act Congress
The Stamp Act Congress, also known as the Continental Congress of 1765, was a meeting held in New York, consisting of representatives from some of the British colonies in North America. It was the first colonial action against a British measure and was formed to protest the Stamp Act issued by British Parliament on March 1765. Congress approved thirteen resolutions in the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. -
Stamp Act Repealed
1766: Stamp act repealed after merchants protesting due to their goods not being bout and officials being threatened. -
Declaratory Act Passed
Declaratory Act, (1766), declaration by the British Parliament that accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act. It stated that the British Parliament's taxing authority was the same in America as in Great Britain. Parliament had directly taxed the colonies for revenue in the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765). -
Townsend Act Passed
1767; Tax on products colonies needed- glass,lead, paints, paper,and tea. -
Boston Massacre
1770; 5 colonists killed after mob on one lone guard. The guard had called for help, someone shouted "fire" & British men shot down 5 colonists. this event was viewed as an example of British cruelty and used as propaganda, especially by Paul Revere Preston, general, did not want his men to fire. He was judged as innocent by John Adams (sams Adam's cousin). -
Townshend Act Repealed
The Americans boycotted, and British eventually repealed all taxes except the one on tea. (1770) In response to sometimes violent protests, British sent more troops to America -
Tea Act
1773; British lowered the price of tea extremely. Led to the Boston Tea Party -
Boston Tea Party
1773; colonists dressed as indians stormed into the boston harbor and dumped 23 thousand pounds of tea into the harbor. British ships were bruned. The americans believed (because of the Tea Act) that the British were trying to creep in slowly and steal their independence and freedom. -
The Intolerable Acts
King closed Boston harbour to everything but British ships- he sent lots of British troops to Boston. the colonists had to house and feed the troops. (if the colonists didn't do this, they would be shot)
- British officials could only be tried in Britain for crimes, which left the british free to do whatever they wanted in the colonies
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First Continental Congress
September, 1774; brought together Representatives from each colony, except Georgia, to discuss their response to the British "Intolerable Acts". -
1. Stamp Act
1765-1766; Tax introduced on legal documents to pay for defense of colonies. Americans boycotted British goods: they were angry as the were the only colonies who needed to pay for this tax. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was the governing body of the American colonies from 1775 to 1781. It was founded when the British failed to address the grievances of the First Continental Congress and to organize a Continental Army to fight. -
Revolutionary War Begins
The war for American independence from Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776; 50 men signed the declaration of freedom from Britain
