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Treaty Of Paris
The treaty of paris is signed, ending the French and Indian War with Great Britain as the winner. pastnow.wordpress.com -
Proclamation of 1763
King George III signs the Proclamation of 1763, angering the colonists because they can no longer settle west of the Appalachians. The king says it's to keep peace with Indians, really is to control colonists. www.landofthebrave.info -
Stamp Act
Parliament passes the Stamp Act, angering many colonists because now every thing that was printed had a tax on it. www.haikudeck.com -
Declaratory Act
After repealing the Stamp Act, Parliament passes the Declaratory Act, angering many colonists. The act said that Parliament had right to tax and make decisions in all colonies IN ALL CASES. adamfletcherseries.com -
Townshend Acts
Parlament passes the Townshend Acts which included the New York restraining Act and the Townshend Duty Act, which places a tax on almost everything not made in the colonies. This makes the colonies make everything on their own, or live without them. earlyamericanhistory1865.weebly.com -
Boston Massacre
Colonists at Boston are angry at troops in Boston, so they throw rocks at sticks at them, knocking a soldier down. The British think it's a gunshot and fire at colonists, killing five. -
Tea Act
In order to save the British East India Tea Company, the Tea Act goes into effect. British merchants can now sell directly to shops, giving them an unfair advantage over colony merchants. www.haikudeck.com -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty dress up as Indians and go to Boston Harbor to dump 342 chests overboard in response to the Tea Act. They later have to pay with the Boston Port Act. prezi.com -
Intolerable Acts (First One)
These acts were passed to isolate Boston, and were considered Intolerable by the colonists. Boston Port Act - Closed Boston Harbor, preventing supplies from entering. Quatering Act - Forced colonists to quarter British troops in their homes no matter what. Quebec Act - extended boundaries of Canada by giving it land west of Appalachians and north of the Ohio River. www.cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us -
1st Continental Congress
55 delegates meet in Philadelphia to discuss their problems with England and draft a statement saying that England should repeal all th acts. They also agree on boycotting all British goods and to start forming Militias. www.bostonteapartyship.com -
Midnight Ride
Revere, Dawes, and Cheswell warn the militia at Lexington "The British are coming, the British are coming!" www.bostonteapartyship.com -
Lexington and Concord
Troops found militiamen waiting and Lexington as a distraction to move the supplies from Concord to somewhere else. At Concord, troops found more militiamen waiting for them. Many Redcoats were killed and these battles are referenced as the "shot heard round the world" as it was the start of the revolution. www.slideshare.net -
2nd Continental Congress
The delegates meet in Philadelphia, delcaring George Washington commander of the army, and they also chose Thomas Jefferson to draft a Declaration of Independence. Congress made some revisions but later approved it on July 4, 1776. 56 delegates signed with John Hancock being the first.
