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French and Indian War
In 1755, this war between France and Great Britain results in a victory for Great Britain and an expanded American empire. -
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Understaning Colonial Unrest
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Proclamation of 1763
British Parliament passes a series of taxes on the colonies, resulting in protests from many colonists. -
Sugar Act
Imported molasses is taxed. The only molasses not taxed is that from the British West Indies. -
The Currency Act
Colonists are told not to print money, they must use English currency. -
Quartering Act
The British make the colonists give the English soilders food, shelter, etc, at no cost. -
Writs of Assistance
Colonists are smuggling goods. That way they won't be taxed. England wants to cut down on smuggling. They issue search warants, making legal for English soilders to come into homes of colonists to look for smuggled goods. -
Boston Massacre
Five Bostonians are killed during a brawl between the colonists and British soilders. The incident causes an outcry of injustice thrououghout the colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
British Parliment passes the Intolerable Acts to punish the colonists for their support in the Boston Tea Party. -
First Continental Congress
Fifty leaders meet to devise peaceful solutions to the conflicts with Great Britain. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Lexington and Concord became the first sights were the British Army and colonial militias battle over control of the colonies. The clashes marked the start of independence from Great Britain. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense, which persuades many colonists to support the idea that the colonies should be independent from Great Britain. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence is approved by the second continental congress and declares to the world that the British colonies are now a free and independent nation. -
Battle of Yorktown
The British army surrenders at Yorktown, Virgina after being trapped by American and French forces. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is signed formally ending the war fought between Great Britain and the United States during the American Revolution.
