Major events from 1763 to 1776

Treaty of Paris of 1763

Feb 15, 1763

Ended 7 Year War, France ceded all American Territory

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Fornade all the colonist of the settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.

Sugar Act of 1764

Apr 5, 1764

First attempt of financing for cost of the war, taxes on sugar.

Stamp Act of 1765

Mar 22, 1765

Another attempt of defraying the cost from the war, tax on all “stamped” paper

Quartering Act of 1765

May 15, 1765

Colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing

Townshend Acts of 1767

Jun 15, 1767

Parliament passes the last of four acts, together known as the Townshend Acts. Paper, glass, and tea are among the items that are taxed and must be imported from Britain.

The Boston Massacre of 1770

Mar 5, 1770

Angered by the presence of troops and Britain's colonial policy, a crowd began harassing a group of soldiers guarding the customs house; a soldier was knocked down by a snowball and discharged his musket, sparking a volley into the crowd which kills five civilians.

Tea Act of 1773

May 10, 1773

To support the East India Company, Parliament exempted its tea and allowed the Company to sell its tea directly to the colonies. Americans resented what they saw as an indirect tax subsidising a British company.

Boston Tea Party of 1773

Dec 16, 1773

Angered by the Tea Acts, American patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians dump £9,000 of East India Company tea into the Boston harbour.

Intolerable Act of 1774

Mar 24, 1774

Colonists had a general boycott of british goods
April 19 1775- Battles of Lexington and Concord-First engagements of the Revolutionary War between British troops and the Minutemen, who had been warned of the attack by Paul Revere.

Battle of Lexington and Concord of 1775

Apr 19, 1775

First engagements of the Revolutionary War between British troops and the Minutemen, who had been warned of the attack by Paul Revere.

Appointment of 1775

Jun 6, 1775

Continental Congress appointed George Washington commander-in-chief of Continental Army

Battle of Bunker Hill of 1775

Jun 17, 1775

First major battle in the war for independence

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

The statement adopted by the Continental Congress meeting at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Day where America gained their Independence