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Found Jamestown
In 14, May 1607, British found settled in Jamestwon, which located 30 miles away from Virginia. It is first successful permanent British colonization. It was important to revolution because This is beginning of American Colonization -
Sugar Act
Sugar Act reduces rate of taxes of sugar and molasses 6 pence to 3 pence but taxed Colonists for British military services. It was significant because taxation is the main reason that started Revolution -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act is Act that started to tax American Colonists when colonists export their goods they need stamps that proved that they paid taxed to export. Because of Stamp Act Colonists got angry started to show that they have mindset to revolt -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre is massacre happened in Boston. British soldier fired at people who were in front of city hall. many people died. Colonists got mad because many innocent people died. pull the trigger of revolution -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party is that many Boston people revolt because of unfair act that British passed to limit Boston. many tons of tea just got burnt of throw away in the sea. It shows that they began to revolt. -
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The First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress is congress that all of the colonies meet together except for Georgia. It talks about having same authority as Britain. After the Congress British got mad and sent military and congressman to Colonies -
Battle of Lexington begins
Battle of Lexington was small fight it is difficult to call it fight because it was so small, but it has a lot of significant meaning in the Revolution It actually started Revolutionary war.