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The British Board of Trade called a meeting of seven northern colonies at Albany to discuss the problems of colonial trade and the danger of attacks by the French and their Native American allies.
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A law that required the use of tax stamps on all legal documents, on certain business agreements, and on newspapers.
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British troops in Boston fired on a mob of angry colonists, killing five.
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A group of men boarded three tea ships in the Boston Harbor. They dumped all the tea into the sea to protest British control of tea trade.
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Parliament passed new laws to punish the colonists for trouble; the new laws were called the Intolerable Acts.
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When British troops are sent to take away all colonial weapons, they run into an angry army of colonists. This colonist army had victory, boosting their confidence for the war ahead. Battle is known as the "Shot Heard Round the World."
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The nation's first national government was formed.
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Began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. In September of 1783, the U.S. government and the British Parliament officially agreed to the Treaty of Paris, recognizing the independence of the colonies, successfully ending the American Revolution.
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A proclamation of Independence was made.
