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The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Britain much territorial land in North America, but many damages, so they needed money to pay for those damages and for more troops. So, they started paying the war's expenses by having the Colonists pay more taxes, such as the Stamp Act and The Sugar Act. These led to to the American Revolution. This event was important because it started most of these events, such as the tax acts.

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The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770 when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men. This event was important because it united the colonists against Britain, which also lead to the Revolutionary War.

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The Stamp Act was one of the few acts that gave new tax laws to the American Colonists after the French and Indian War. The Stamp act was passed in March 22, 1765. This event was important because it lead to the Colonists declaring independence against Britain.

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The Olive Branch Petition was passed by the Second Continental Congress in July of 1775. The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. It was a document in which the colonists pledged their loyalty to the crown and asserted their rights as British citizens. This event was important because King George III rejected the document, which strengthened America to try to become more of an independent nation.

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The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor. This event was important because because it fueled the tension that had already begun between Britain and America.