Independence Timeline

French and Indian War

Jul 3, 1754

It caused Great Britain to go in debt which made them tax colonists

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

It placed a tax on certain goods that could be exported to Britain

Stamp Act

Nov 1, 1765

Colonists were forced to buy a stamp to put on every paper

Townshend Act

Jun 9, 1767

It raised the revenue in the colonies to pay certain salaries

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British soldiers fired into a crowd many times, killed 5 and many were wounded

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party occured as a rebellion against the Tea Act

Quatering Act

Jun 2, 1774

Soldiers were housed in colonists own houses

Forming of the First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

The colonists were upset about the taxes and Intolerable Acts so they held their first congress meeting

Commitee of Correspondents

Sep 27, 1774

The Commitee of Correspondents was formed to organize local opposition to the Intolerable Acts

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

Brought an end to the foulness the British put upon the colonists