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French and Indian War ends
After the French and Indian War Britain could no longer pay large amounts of money to the colonies.They becomes an expensive drain as there were war debts to be paid. -
Stamp Act
Parliaments new tax act that required a stamp for all printed items such as newspapers,legal documents and playing cards. The colonists were upset and angry how they imposed taxes without the consent of the their colonial legislature. -
Stamp Act Congress
Stamp Act Congress met on Oct 1765 in NYC was the first gathering to discuss colonist rights declaring only their colonial legislatures had the power to tax them. None were elected therefore they given no consent to any taxes -
Stamp Act Repelled
Political group known as Son Of Liberty formed and created violence urging not tax 1776 Britain decided to repeal the Stamp Act as their was no longer any stamp commissioners left because of their act of violence warning them to leave. -
Declaratory Act
This act stated that it had the power to make laws that were powerful enough to keep people in the colonies under Great Britain's control. -
Townshend Act Passed
This act was enacted, taxing the British tea imports. Products were shipped to other countries such as glass, tea, lead,paint, and paper. These were the things colonist couldn't get or make themselves. -
Townshend Act Repealed
The British parliament repealed the Townshend duties on all but tea. Pressure from British merchants was partially responsible for the change.More importantly, the British government wished to maintain the principal that their parliament had the right to tax the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770 British soldiers were guarding the Boston customs house. This is where taxes were collected, an angry mob began, then shots rang out this killed 5 colonists. -
Tea Act Passed
By 1773, British East India Company was losing money selling their tea. Then came the Tea act which prevented all other tea sellers to sell in other colonies, the only tea seller that was allowed to sell in other colonies was the British East India Company. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773 the sons of liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships in Boston, and dumped the cargo of tea into the harbor. -
First Continental Congress
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. -
Coercive Act Passed
The Boston harbor was closed until the tea that was destroyed payed for. This economically hurt merchants and people in Boston who relied on the trade conducted in the harbor for goods and supplies. -
Revolutionary War Begins
The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783. 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. -
Second Continental
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that formed in Philadelphia in 1775, soon after the launch of the American Revolutionary War. It succeeded the First Continental Congress. -
Declaration of Independence Signed
The colonist were a year into war with Great Britain when the Second continental congress met to formally adopt the Declaration of Independence. This stated that the 13 colonies were cutting ties with Great Britain and the King.
