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1756-1763, The Beginning and Ending of The French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was mainly caused over a property dispute and conflict in the colonies. This war gained Britain two new territories. -
1764, A Modification To The Sugar Act Was Passed
This modification to The Sugar Act was meant to reduce foregin countries income from sugar and molasses, and increase their own. This modification is important because it caused the Americans to protest about the expenses. -
1764, The Currency Act
The main purpose of this act was to make the currency system in the colonies less complex, by replacing paper money with sterling. This act was important because it changed the currency system, as well as the amount of trade. -
1765, The Stamp Act was Passed
This act put a tax on items such as legal documents and newspapers, as well as other printed products. Like the many other acts Britain had passed, this one aided the frustration the colonists had over laws being passed without their consent. -
1765, The Quartering Act Was Passed
This act made it illegal for colonists to deny housing to British soldiers. This act also helped build up more and more frustration in the colonists, over the fact that Britain was passing laws without their consent. -
1766, The Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a replacement of The Stamp Act (that they repealed due to boycotts). It also stated that the colonists did not need to be represented, as Parliament had complete control over their laws. -
1767, The Townshend Acts Were Passed
The Townshend Acts that had been passed enforced a tax on many things that the colonists could not produce on their own, such as: lead, paper, glass, paint and tea. Due to the fact that these items/products were necessary, the colonists had a riot. -
March 5, 1770, Boston Massacre
The killing of several colonists by British soldiers, that happened on March 5, 1770, at a house that belonged to a Loyalist. This event first started out as colonists attacking British soldiers, but later escalated to gunshots and deaths. -
December 16, 1773, Boston Tea Party
The colonists dumped over 300 crates of tea into the ocean in an act of retaliation against Britain, due to them committing “taxation without representation,”. The Boston Tea Party is a significant event because it showed that the Americans were not going to let both their natural rights and English rights get taken away from them. -
May, 1774, The Massachusetts Government Act
Increasing the amount of royal control from Britain over the colonies was the main purpose of this act. This act was important because it provoked even more frustration from the colonies towards Britain. -
September 1774, First Continental Congress
The first meeting the colonists had in which they conversed the best way to make Britain repeal the acts by resistance. This meeting also lead to the writing of a request to repeal the Intolerable Acts, which was a letter that was written to Parliament and England's King -
March 25, 1774, Boston Port Act
After this act was passed, the Boston port shut down. Britain stated that the people of Boston would have to pay back the money they owed after the Boston Tea Party. This event is important because it was one of the Intolerable Acts that led to America’s independence. -
April 1775, Guns Fired at Lexington and Concord and The Start of The American Revolutionary War
British soldiers began to fire at the colonists, and shortly after, the colonists fired back. The British soldiers fled, in an attempt to escape the gun fire. This event is what led to the American Revolutionary War. -
May 1775, Second Continental Congress
The second meeting the colonists had, in which they made George Washington the leader of their new formed army (that they established at the meeting). -
March 23, 1775, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death.” Speech
Patrick Henry’s speech gave the message to Virginians that if they wanted freedom they would have to fight for it. His speech made a big impact on many people. -
June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, Britain arranged to have their soldiers gain control over the hills in the area. After figuring out this plan, the colonists sent their own soldiers to the hills. After firing back at the British, they got them to abort their past plan. -
July 4, 1776, The Declaration of Independence Was Signed
This event is one of the most important events in America’s history because without it we wouldn't be independent from Britain. -
October, 1777, Battle of Saratoga
This battle was the turning point of the American Revolutionary War, it ended with thousands of British men as well as one of the British army generals surrendering. -
October, 1781, The Battle of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown gave America another major victory, as one of the generals from the British army had surrendered. This battle is significant because it was the one that gave George Washington the most fame, as well as it being the continental army’s “last major battle, of the American Revolution, and the start of a new nation's independence.” (1 History.com). -
March 1, 1781, The Articles of Confederation
Upholding the independence of America was one of the main purposes of The Articles of Confederation, in addition to being the first American constitution.
