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French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a key leading to the American Revolution because to cover the cost of war, Britain heavily taxed the colonies. -
Sugar Act
Taxing on the importation of sugar increased for the colonies -
Currency act passed
Currency act is passed prohibiting the colonies from issuing a legal form of paper money. -
Protest against british goods.
Boston begins a nonimportation of british goods as protest against their taxing. Later spreads to other colonies. -
Stamp Act
Taxing on paper goods and stamps increased for the colonies -
Virginia Resolutions
Patrick Henry expresses that only virignia has the right to tax itself, not the british government. -
Quartering Act
Colonists required to give britsh soldiers stationed in America their homes for use. -
Benjamin Franklin protests against the Stamp Act
Benjamin franklin protests against the stamp and and warns if military is used to enforce; could lead to an open rebellion. -
Samuel Adams protests townshend act
Samuel adams sends a letter the Britain protesting the townshend act, which is later rejected by the british government. -
Boston Massacre
British Soldiers kill colonists after a "rebel" group hits them with rocks and snowballs. -
British "gaspee " attacked
British "gaspee " ship is attacked and burned, crown offers a reward to whoever finds and turns in the perpetrator -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dress up as tomohawk indians and throw british tea into the harbor to protest taxing on tea. -
First Continental Congress
Met in Philadelphia to protest king georges rule, king george responded with force. -
Virginia house of burgess dissolved
Virginia's assembly of representatives dissolved -
"Give me Liberty or give me death"
Patrick henry gives his "give me liberty or give me death" speech at the Virginia convention
