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French and Indian Ends
A war with France over taking control of the land in the Ohio River valley. -
Stamp Act Congress
The colonist decided to organize and sent representatives to a meeting in New York City which became known as the Stamp Act Congress. -
Stamp Act Passed
This act went into effect as there were no longer any stamp commissioners left in the colonies to collect the tax. -
Stamp Act Repeal
Under the pressure they, Britain, were feeling from the colonies Britain decided to repeal the Stamp Act. -
Townshend Act Passed
This act was to enacted, taxing British imports, from product shipped from other countries such as glass, tea, lead, paint, and paper. -
Townshend Act Repealed
It was repealed due to the duties, but the tea was still the same. -
Boston Massacre
On March 5, 1770, the tension with the British soldiers and the colonies grew, causing a mass shooting and killing five colonists. -
Tea Act Passed
This act only allowed the British East Indian Company to sell tea in the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
In this event, 60 colonists dressed up as Monhok Indians dumping the large cargo of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
Colonist united with the belief their rights were being violated by a would-be tyrant the King. They sent a delegate, expect Georgia, to Philadelphia. -
Coercive Act Passed
This act made the Boston Harbor be closed until the damaged goods were repaid. -
Revolutionary War
The 18th-century war between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration Act Passed
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765. -
Declaration on Independence
Being free from British, also, a list of grievances they (the colonist) had toward their homeland.
