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The French and Indian War
A massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden, also known as the Seven Years War. -
Proclamation of 1763
This proclamation provided that all lands west of the heads of all rivers which flowed into the Atlantic Ocean were off limits to colonists. -
The Sugar Act
The first tax on the American colonies by the British Parliament. It's purpose was to raise revenue through the colonial customs service and give customs agents more power and freedom. -
The Quartering Act of 1765
It required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
It was a street fight that occurred between the patriots and some British soldiers. It was started by the patriots, who were taunting the British soldiers and throwing snowballs. Several colonists were killed in this fight. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest by colonists against the Tea Tax. Boston patriots dressed up as Mohawk Indians and raided three British ships in the Boston harbor, dumping 342 crates of tea in the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
It was a meeting of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the Revolutionary War. It was fought in Middlesex County within the towns of Lexington, Concord, and others. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Despite the loss, the colonial forces inflicted significant casualties on the British giving them a confidence boost. -
The Declaration of Independence
A formal statement to the British drafted by a five-man committee, including John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin involving American Independence.
