Pre-American Revolution

By JiHo
  • The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock

    The Mayflower lands at Plymouth Rock

    The Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor 1620, after first stopping near today’s Province town. Because of this, the colonists began building their own town.
  • Pennsylvania Becomes a Colony

    Pennsylvania Becomes a Colony

    Penn founded a proprietary colony that provided a place of religious freedom for Quakers. After this, Pennsylvania become a colony.
  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    May 28, 1754 - February 10, 1763
    A theater of the Seven Year’s War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    Also known as the American Revenue Act.
    It reduced the rate of tax from six pence to three pence per gallon.
  • The Currency Act

    The Currency Act

    Prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    England wanted to pay their troops in the colonies, so they passed the Stamp Act. It put a tax on papers, documents, and other stuff. If the colonists didn’t pay, they were punished unfairly without a jury. The colonists hated this act. For them, it was an example of “taxation without representation.”
  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act

    Two or more acts of the British Parliament requiring local governments of American colonies to provide the British soldiers with housing and food.
  • The Townshend Revenue Act

    The Townshend Revenue Act

    Imposed duties on British China, glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported to the colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    A confrontation in Boston / In which British soldiers shot and killed several people whom they perceived to be a mob.
  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress

    A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    It was an American political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773.
  • Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or give me Death” speech

    Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or give me Death” speech

    “Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty” - Patrick Henry
  • The Ride of Paul Revere

    The Ride of Paul Revere

    To race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and Jonh Hancock that British troops.
  • The Second Continental Congress

    The Second Continental Congress

    A meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies in America that united in the American Revolutionary War. It assumed the normal functions of a government.
  • George Washington named Commander in Chief

    George Washington named Commander in Chief

    The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775.