1. Navigation Acts
This law limited the colonies to trade only with England.
It was often ignored and not enforced. (leads to smuggling)
1660’s

2. and think for themselves.
Great Awakening
Religious revival in the colonies that encouraged colonists to question authority
and think for themselves.
1740’s

3. Seven Years War
The war between England & the colonists versus the French and Indians.
Winning leaves England with a huge debt.
1754

4. 1763 Proclamation of 1763 King George III tells the
colonists they cannot move west after winning the Seven Years War
1763

5. 1765 Stamp Act - King George & Parliament pass a tax on the colonies
(paper, cards, & dice).
They say, “No taxation, without
representation.”
1765

6. Parliament adds a tax on glass, paint, lead, and tea.
Townshend Act
Parliament adds a tax on glass, paint, lead, and tea.
The colonists boycott and form the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty
1767

7. Boston Massacre Five colonists are killed by British soldiers
Boston Massacre Five colonists are killed by British soldiers. They were protesting the tax collectors and searches of their homes
1770

8. Boston Tea Party The colonists protest the selling of tea that hurts American merchants. They throw the English tea into Boston Harbor.
1773

9. Intolerable Acts King George III punishes the colony of Massachusetts
Intolerable Acts King George III punishes the colony of Massachusetts. He closes the port , restricts meetings, allows quartering of soldiers .
1774

10. First Continental Congress Delegates from the 13 Colonies meet in Philadelphia, to pledge their support for Massachusetts and declare their unity.
1774

11. Lexington & Concord The first battle between the Minutemen and the British Red Coats . Paul Revere warns, “The British are coming!” .
1775

12. Declaration of Independence
At the Second Continental
Congress, Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration which formally separates the colonies from England.
1776

13. Battle of Saratoga
The Americans win this battle in New York which
convinces France to join their side as an ally.
It is a turning
point of the war.
1777

14. 1781 Battle of Yorktown The location in Virginia where British General
Cornwallis is surrounded
by the French &
George Washington’s
army and is forced to
surrender.
American Revolution Ends
1781