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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
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
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
Also known as the American Revenue Act.
It reduced the rate of tax from six pence to three pence per gallon. -
The Currency Act
Prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. -
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
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
Imposed duties on British China, glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported to the colonies. -
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
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies that became the United States. -
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
“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
To race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and Jonh Hancock that British troops. -
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
The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775.
