Time Line for Mr.Spellman By George0601 Jul 23, 1764 James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation http://www.onthisday.com/date/1764 Jul 23, 1764 James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation http://www.onthisday.com/date/1764 Jul 23, 1764 James Otis publishes views on taxation without representation http://www.onthisday.com/date/1764 Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists http://www.onthisday.com/date/1765 Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on colonists http://www.onthisday.com/date/1765 Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre (Incident on King Street): British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at them. African American Crispus Attucks 1st to die. http://www.onthisday.com/date/1770 Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre (Incident on King Street): British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at them. http://www.onthisday.com/date/1770 Jan 12, 1773 Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act http://www.onthisday.com/history/date/1773 Dec 16, 1773 Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbour in protest against British imposed Tea Act http://www.onthisday.com/date/1773 Apr 19, 1775 American Revolution begins - Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world" http://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1775 Jan 2, 1776 1st revolutionary flag displayed http://www.onthisday.com/history/date/1776 Oct 17, 1777 Battle of Saratoga www.ushistory.org/us/11g.asp Oct 19, 1781 British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolut/jb_revolut_yorktown_1.html May 14, 1787 Constitutional Convention https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Convention_(United_States) Jun 21, 1788 Ratification of the US Constitution iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/inbrief/2012/06/201206217872.html
