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October 10 was used as a base date for events without a more specific date.
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The French and Indians battled the British over land control. It ended in 1763.
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Issued by King George lll, it forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains to bring peace between the Indians and the settlers.
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This was a tax that the British put on the American colonies on molasses and sugar that also severely punished smugglers and caused protests.
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This was a law passed by Parliament that forced colonists to buy and put specific stamps on many paper products. This caused protest by the colonists.
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An act passed by Parliament that required colonists to house and supply British troops with whatever they needed. This caused protests.
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In protest to the acts of Parliament, a crowd of colonists in Boston "attacked" a group of British soldiers. In response, the soldiers fired back killing 5 and wounding 6.
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Governor Tryon ordered his militia to fire on regulators to show people not to challenge the authority of the crown.
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This was intended to help the British East India Company. It lowered the price of tea and forced tea to be shipped directly to the colonies.
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A group of colonists in Boston dressed as Native Americans and threw all of the teachers that was supposed to be unloaded into the harbour.
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Four laws passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party. They were so harsh they were intolerable.
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When told to stand down by British officers, and group of armed colonists refused. This was the first battle of the American Revolution.
