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French and Indian War
Britain fighting war with France over control of the land in the Ohio River Valley. -
Stamp Act Passed
A new tax that required a stamp for all printed items including newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards. -
Stamp Act Congress
Colonies decided to organize and sent representatives to a meeting in New York City that became known as the stamp act congress -
Declaratory Act Passed
Parliament passed the Declaratory Act stating that it had all power to make laws that were strong enough to keep the people in the colonies under Great Britain's control. -
Townshend Acts Passed
Townshend Acts were enacted, taxing British imports, products shipped from other countries such as glass, tea, lead, paint, and paper. -
Townshend Acts repealed
Britain mostly repealed the Townshend Acts, but the tax on tea remained. -
Boston Massacre
Angry Mob began throwing rocks and snowballs where the taxes were collected, Shots rang out, killing five colonists. -
Tea Act
Parliament passed tea act allowing only the British East India Company to sell tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded British ships in Boston, and dumped the cargo of tea into the harbor -
Coercive Acts
Outraged Parliament punished the Boston Rebels by passing the Coercive Acts -
First Continental Congress
The colonies united behind the belief that their rights were being violated by a would-be tyrant- the King. Each colony, except for Georgia, sent delegates to meet in Philadelphia in 1774 for the first continental congress. -
Second Continental Congress
The king would hear every single complaint from the colonies so they decided to have the second continental congress. -
Revolutionary War begins
This is getting close to the declaration of independence , fighting and war had already begun. -
Declaration of Independence
Independence from Great Britain was finally declared. -
Stamp Act Repealed
There were no longer ant stamp commissioners left in colonies to collect the tax, under all the pressure from the colonies, Britain ultimately decided to repeal the Stamp Act .
