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The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock
It happened on December 18, 1620.
The Mayflower arrived on the provincetown. It was the first time that William Bradford. It was oldest happening. -
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Pennsylvania Becomes a Colony
The king signed on the charter of pennsylvania. It became official 1681 april 2. The king named William Penn's colony in honor of his father. So Pennsylvania became a colony. -
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The French and Indian War
This war was an American Revolution, in which Britain took a lot of territory, but ultimately due to the dissatisfaction of the colonies.It was a war of the French and Indian. -
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The Sugar Act
It was a law aimed at ending the French and Dutch trade in molasses and sugar and increasing imports. It happened April 5 ,1764. -
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The Currency Act
It was the law of the Money.This law was intended to protect British merchants and creditors from paying in the devalued colonial currency. It happened September 1, 1764 -
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The Stamp Act
England wanted to pay their troops in the colonies, so they passed the Stamp Act. It put a tax on papers, documents, and other stuff. If the colonists didn’t pay, they were punished unfairly without a jury. The colonists hated this act. For them, it was an example of “taxation without representation.” -
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The Quartering Act
In 17655, March 24. It is one of the laws of Britain. The British passed a The Quartering Act law because of raising the revenue from British colonies in america. It is that the colonial government needed to pay for the army and protect the colonies of the British. -
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The Townshend Revenue Act
It was on November 20, 1767. The Townshend was the person's name. SoIt was named after Townshend Charles. He imposed duties on British china, Glass,lead,paint,paper and tea imported in the colonies. He estimated that it would raise 40000 pound.Most of the income was from tea. -
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The Boston Massacre
It happened March 5, 1770.
The British killed everyone who thought they were tyrants
This event was led by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. -
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The Boston Tea Party
It happened December16,1773.It is a political and commercial protest in America by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. They dumped 342 chests of tea -
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The First Continental Congress
It happened September 5, 1774.This is a British law aimed at ending the French and Dutch trade in sugar and molasses and increasing imports. -
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Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or give me Death” speech
It happened March 23 1775.Henry escaped from the chain of imagination and died holding the letter Oprah. He imagined asking God to give him freedom. -
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The Ride of Paul Revere
It was the poem of the commemoration of Paul revere.
It was made by Henry Wadworth Longfellow.It happened April 18 1775. -
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The Second Continental Congress
It was a meeting of the thirteen colonies in America. It was to unite the American Revolutionary War. They met on May 10, 1775. -
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George Washington named Commander in Chief
The day George Washington became commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. He had more votes from people. He had voted more than other people.