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The french and indian war was a war that lasted for nine years, taking up seven years for the seven years war. It determined control of the vast colonial territory of North America.

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King George III told the colonists they could not settle in any land west of the Appalachian Mountains, and any settlers  already there needed to return home. This was done to avoid further conflict between the Indians and colonists.

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An act that made the colonists buy stamps for every good they bought. This was Britain's way of trying to pay for the war debt they incurred from helping the colonists win the French and Indian War.

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June 15-July 2, 1767: The Townshend acts 

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June 15-July 2, 1767: The Townshend acts 

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The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies. But American colonists, who had no representation in Parliament, saw the Acts as an abuse of power.

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The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American colonists and a lone British soldier, but quickly escalated.

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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists were frustrated at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation”. They dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. The event was the first major act of defiance to British rule over the colonists.

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March-June 1774: The Intolerable/Coercive acts

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March-June 1774: The Intolerable/Coercive acts

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These laws were passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. The laws were meant to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Tea Party protest in reaction to changes in taxation by the British Government.

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April 18-19, 1775: Lexington and Concord

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April 18-19, 1775: Lexington and Concord

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On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Concord in order to seize an arms cache,  capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington, as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.

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June 17, 1775: The Battle of Bunker hill

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June 17, 1775: The Battle of Bunker hill

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It was the first major battle in the American revolution. It was fought in Charleston during the siege of boston. The British won.

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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence 

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July 4, 1776: Declaration of Independence 

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The first significant statement by a nation's people stating their right to choose their own government. Written mostly by Thomas Jefferson. The Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia on July 4, a date now celebrated as an important holiday for American independence.