Revolutionary War Timeline

French Indian War

Feb 10, 1763

The French and the British were fighting over control of the Ohio River Valley. The war lasted 9 years and cost the British a lot of money. The British won but were in significant debt. In order to pay off the debt, they start taxing the colonists, sparking the first dispute between the colonies and the crown.

The Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax and it was directly on the American colonists by the British Parliament. The act was a tax on all paper documents in the colonies. The British did it because they were in debt and were looking for the American colonies as a source of more money.