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Grenville Acts pass
A number of acts that were used to raising money to pay for the French and Indian War debts along with the cost of the new territories gained at the end of the war. -
The Currency Act passes
The parliament prohibiting the colonies from using legal paper money. -
The Stamp Act
It is to help pay for the British military stationed in America. It stops the colonist from getting anything until they buy a stamp . -
The Quartering Act
the colonies which requires residents to provide housing for British troops stationed in America. -
Discussion of the Virginia Resolutions
Patrick Henry begins the discussion of the right that only Virginia has the right to tax itself. The House of Burgesses uses some of his statements including the right to self-government. -
Benjamin Franklin's testimony
Benjamin Franklin testifies to Parliament about the Stamp Act and warns them that if they use military power to enforce it, it could lead to open rebellion. -
The Stamp Act is repealed
They repeal the stamp act but they pass the Declaratory Act It gives the British government the power to legislate any laws to the colonies without restriction. -
Townshend Acts
They add a number of external taxes including taxes on things like paper, glass, and tea. -
Nonimportation of British goods
Boston decides to not take imported goods from the British in response to the Townshend Acts. -
John Hancock's ship Liberty
John Hancock's ship Liberty is seized in Boston. Customs officials are threatened with violence, but are able to escape to Castle William in the Boston Harbor. They send out a request for help to British troops. -
The Boston Massacre
the Boston Massacre occurs killing 5 men and injuring 6 -
The British vessel Gaspee is
The British customs vessel Gaspee is attacked off the coast of Rhode Island. The men are set ashore and the boat is burned. -
English offers a reward for the capture of those who burnt the Gaspee
English offers a reward for the capture of who burnt the Gaspee. They are going to be sent to England for trial which upsets many colonists as it violates self-rule. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act retained the import tax on tea for the East India Company which gave them the ability to undersell colonial merchants. -
The Boston Tea Party
In the Boston Tea Party a group of Boston activists dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded tea ships anchored in Boston Harbor in order to dump 342 casks of tea into the water. -
The Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts stops Boston in many activity until the cost of the Tea Party are paid for. -
The Massachusetts Colony's arsenal is seizes
General Gage seizes the Massachusetts Colony's arsenal at Charleston. -
The Continental Congress adopts a Declaration and takes down some Acts
The First Continental Congress adopts a Declaration and Resolves against the Coercive Acts, the Quebec Acts, the Quartering, and other British actions. These solutions include the rights of the colonists including "life, liberty, and property." -
Massachusetts militiamen attack the British arsenal
Massachusetts militiamen attack the British arsenal at Fort William and Mary in Portsmouth after being warned of a plan to station troops there. -
Patrick Henry gives his famous speech
Patrick Henry gives his famous "Give me liberty or give me death," speech in the Virginia Convention. -
The battle of Lexington
The Battles of Lexington begins when the British head to destroy a colonial arms deposit in Concord Massachusetts. -
The battle of Lexington
The Battles of Lexington begins when the British head to destroy a colonial arms deposit in Concord Massachusetts.