!3 colonies

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    In 1607 Jamestown was founded in the colony of Virginia.
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    Jamestown-first Continental congress

  • Royal Proclamation

    Royal Proclamation

    In 1763 King George III said no colonists could move West of the Appalachian.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    In 1764 King George III created a tax on sugar for the colonists.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    In 1765 King George III ruled you had to buy a stamp for all paper materials.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    In 1765 colonists had to provide British soldiers homes, food, and water.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    In 1767 Charles Townshend had the idea to tax all imported goods from Britain.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    In 1770 colonists taunted British soldiers and the British killed 5 colonists including Crispus Attucks.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    In 1774 Britain closed the Boston Harbor and sent more British soldiers to Massachuesetts and passed many other laws.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    In 1773 King George III ruled colonists could only buy tea from the British East India Company.
  • 1st continental congress

    1st continental congress

    In 1774 the 1st continental congress was held in Philadelphia