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French/Indian Wars
In the first battle of the wars, the french had delivered a crushing defeat to the outnumbered Virginians and to their leader 22-year-old officer named George Washington. In a second battle Washington and the Native ambushed the British and the soldiers turned and fled. -
Stamp Act
Britian passes the Stamp Act, a tax law requiring colonists to purchase special stamps to prove payment of tax. Colonists were furious over the Stamp Acts and started to boycott British goods, and prepared a Declaration of Rights. -
Townshend Acts
Britian taxes certain colonial imports and stations troops at major colonial ports to protect customs officers. Colonists prtest "taxation without representation" and organize a new boycott of imported goods. -
The Boston Massacre
Taunted by an angry mob of colonists. British troops fired upon the crowd and five colonists died. Colonial agitators label the conflict a massacre and publish a dramatic engraving depicting the violence. -
Tea Act
Britain gives the East India Company special consessions in the colonial tea business and shuts out colonial tea merchants. Colonists in Boston rebel, dumped 18,000 pounds of East India Company tea into Boston harbor. -
The Boston Tea Party
On the shine moonlight night of December 16, 1773, a large group of Boston rebels disguised themsevles as Native American and take over three British tea ships. 18,000 pounds of tea was dumped into the Boston harbor. -
1st and 2nd Continential Congress
1st: 56 delegates met in Philadelphia and drew up a declaration of colonial rights. The declaration stated if British used force againist the colonies, the colonies would fight back.
2nd:The second meeting was a debate anout the next move. the loyalist that divided colonist sparked endless debates at the Second Continental Congress. -
Lexington and Concord
General Gage orders troops to march to Concord, Massachusetts, seized all colonists weapons.Paul Revere and others spread the word that the British are coming.Minutemen intercept the British and engage in the battle. First at Lexington, and then at Concord. -
Intolerable Act
King George III tightens control over Massachusetts by closing Boston Harbor and quartering troops. Genral leaders form the First Continental Congress and draw up a declaration of colonial rights. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
As Thomas Gage was tight up in Boston battling the British, he dediced to take the initiative and sent 2,400 British soldiers up Bunker Hill. The colonists held there fire until the last minute and then began to mow down the enemy. -
Publishing of Common Sense
In the Common Sense book that Thomas Paine worte he described respondsibility for british tranny lay with "the royal brute of Britian."Pain also explained how taht his revolt againist the king had all ready begun. -
Declaring Independence
In the early summer of 1776, the wavering of the Continental Congress finally dediced to urge the colnies to form there government. So they dediced to draw up a declaration the make it fianl and in write. On July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was adopted to the U.S.
