Early American History By todd784 1620 Pilgrims leave Britain for America 1630 The Pilgrims founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony 1634 English Catholics Founded Maryland 1680 The Quakers Established Pennsylvania 1765 Parliament passes the Stamp Act 1767 Parliament places taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea 1770 The Boston Massacre 1773 Parliament passes the Tea Act 1774 Delegates meet at the First Continental Congress 1775 The First Battle of the American Revolution is Fought 1775 The Second Continental Congress meets 1776 Thomas Paine releases the Common Sense pamphlet