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French and Indian War Begins
The French and Indian war begins in the colonies over land disputes -
French and Indian War Ends
French and Indian war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris -
Proclamation Line of 1763 is Established
Proclamation Line is established to stop colonist from moving further west. -
Sugar Act is passed
Sugar Act raises the taxes of raw imports of sugar and molasses -
Currency Act is passed
Currency Act banned the use of paper currency -
Stamp Act is passed
Parliament passes the stamp act which makes colonist pay for any paper that is published because it needs a stamp. -
Townsend Act passed
Townsend Act put new taxes on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
Virginia Resolve passed
Virginia Resolve states that only the House of Burgess's could tax Virginians. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire on colonist in Boston because of the tax protest. -
Britain Repealed all Townsend Acts but Tea
Britain Repeals all Townsend Acts but Tea because of the Boston Massacre -
Gaspee Affair
smuggling colonist were seized and burned on a ship named the Gaspee -
Boston Tea Party
colonist disguised as Indians hid on the docks and got on a boat and dumped 342 chest of tea into the Boston harbor -
Coercive Acts
Boston Port Act: shut downs Bostons ports until the city payed for the tea that was dumped into the harbor.
Massachusetts Government Act: No town meeting without the governors consent and required all officials to be appointed by the governors.
Administration of Justice Act: Allowed British soldiers and officials to be transferred to Britain for protection.
Quartering Act: Required people do lodge British troops at the scene of a disturbance. -
First Continental Congress
55 delegates met for the First Continental Congress and issued the Declaration of Rights and Grievances -
Second Continental Congress meets
Second Continental Congress meets, spoke on the issues of defense and adopted the militia and named it the Continental Army -
Continental Congress send Olive Branch Petition
Continental Congress sends the Olive Branch Petition to the king asking for the king to call off hostiles until it could be negotiated peacefully -
King issued the Proclamation for Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition
declares that colonist were now and rebellion called for loyal british subjects to "Bring traitors to Justice" -
Prohibitory Act Passed
Prohibitory Act shuts down trade with the colonies and ordered a naval blockade. -
First shots fired at Lexington and Concord
First shots of war are fired at Lexington and Concord. British lost to the colonist use of guerrilla warfare. -
Thomas Paine published Common Sense
Published Common Sense a document that attacked king george rather than parliament. -
Declaration of Independence is Signed
Declaration of Independence is Signed telling britain that it is a free country from Britan. -
Battle of White Plains
Washington led an army across the Delaware River and attacked a camp -
Battle of Saratoga
Colonist make General Burgoyne surrender at Saratoga. This got the French to aid the colonist in fighting for independence. -
British Captured South Carolina
Largest city in the south was taken by the British Americans surrendered and 5,500 were taken prisoner, the greatest American defeat. -
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
Cornwallis surrenders marking the end of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris is signed
Treaty of Paris is signed recognizing the independence of the United States.