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The French and Indian War
Britian and American soldiers allies fought a war against the French and the Indians. -
The French and Indian war
The British and Americans won the war, and in 1763, France gave up most of its territory in North America to England. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required colonists to buy stamps to put on all kinds of products, like newspaper. -
Protest of Stamp Act
In March 1765, the British Parliament announced a stamp tax. Beginning that November, American colonists would be charged taxes on a variety of printed items, including newspapers, wills, and playing cards. -
Boston Massacre
In 1770, a fight broke out between a mob of Americans and British soldiers.
The soldiers fired into the crowd and fire colonists were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
In 1773, a group of Massachusetts patriots, protesting the monopoly on tea importation, seized 342 chests of tea and threw them into Boston harbor. -
The first Congress
In 1774, colonists from the differnent colonies called together a congress to meet and discuss how they should respond to Britian. -
The Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts or Coercive Acts was a series of Acts passed by the British Parliament, many colonists saw this as a violation to their rights. -
Lexington Concord
British soldiers marched on the town of Lexington. Massachusets to capture some hidden guns.After fighting broke out, the British troops continued to concord, but minutemen fired at them from behind rocks and tree. By the end of the day, minutemen had killed 273 British soldiers. -
Geroge Washington named Commander in Chief
George Washington was given control of the American army the day before the Battle at Bunker Hill. -
Congress Independence Adopted
Congress signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Declaration of Independence Signed
The Decalration of Independence was signed in Aug 2, -
Cornwallis Surrender
Washington and their French moved their armies into Virginia and attacked General Cornwallis' troops at Yorktown. With his army surrounded, Cornwallis surrender in Oct, 1781 -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.
