Boston

History of Boston

By aneesam
  • Samuel Maverick trading post at Noodle Island

    Maverick built his trading post on a hill that has fertile ground and many fresh water springs.
  • William blackstone builds house

    William blackstone builds house

    William builds his house on a peninsular that people called the place of clear waters.
  • John Winthrop comes to Boston

    John Winthrop comes to Boston

    Winthrop comes to boston to create "a city upon a hill".
  • Anne Hutchison banished

    Anne Hutchison banished

    In this year Anne was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • Mary Dyer dies

    Mary Dyer dies

    Mary got executed for sticking up for what she believed in.
  • King Phillip's War

    King Phillip's War

    The Wampanoag attacked a series of settlements and took the lives of dozens of colonial men. This war lasted from 1675 to 1676.
  • Goodwife Glover executed

    Goodwife Glover executed

    Glover was executed in Boston for "witchcraft".
  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials , 19 men and women were convicted of witchcraft.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The Act was passed by the British Parliament on this day to raise money to pay for the British, but the Americans didn't like this they hated it.
  • Lieutenant governor Thomas Hutchinson's home

    Lieutenant governor Thomas Hutchinson's home

    This was connected with the Stamp Act. The Americans were angry that they had to pay more taxes on different items.
  • Arrival of the "Red Coats"

    Arrival of the "Red Coats"

    This was when the "red Coats" also known as the British came to boston and attacked the Bostonians.
  • Christopher Sieder

    Christopher Sieder

    In this year Christopher Sieder was murdered in Boston.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    This the attack of the British to the Bostonians . It was between te british and the patriots.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Parliament passed the tea act which let the English east India a chance to avert bankruptcy and a chance to give the colonist a good tea price,
  • Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul Revere's ride was for telling the patriots that the British were comming,
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The first shots were fired in Lexington, and the British General Thomas Gage had sent 700 soilders to destroy the weapons the colonists had in store.
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill

    This Battle was between the British and the US Colonies, the british had a bigger force than the US. It was a war for independence.
  • The British leaves Boston

    The British leaves Boston

    This year was when the British evacuated from Boston. The patriots had the British blocked off in Boston.