June 19 - July 11, 1754:

#1 February 10, 1763:

#2 October 7, 1763:

# 3April 5, 1764:

The Albany Congress Meets:

- B. Franklin tries to convince colonists and

Iroquois to unite against British. ‘Join or Die ’

Treaty of Paris of 1763:- Ends of French and Indian

War- France leaves North

America

Proclamation of 1763

- King George prevents colonists

from moving west of App. Mts; cites

reasons of safety.

The Sugar Act:- Nothing new; renewal of

Molasses Act of 1733 that was to expire

# 4March 22, 1765:

# 5March 24, 1765:

March 29, 1765:

# 6August 14, 1765:

October 7-25, 1765:

The Stamp Act:- First serious attempt of Parliament

to exert authority over colonies

- Taxes placed on printed documents (newspapers, magazines, deeds,

wills, etc)

The Quartering Act:Colonists must feed, provide

shelter to British soldier when in need

Henry: “If this be treason, make the

most of it”

The Sons of Liberty create first act of open

rebellion. Burn effigy of tax collector, Andrew

Oliver.

Stamp Act Congress meets:

First meeting to organize protest against crownTaxes are illegal bc no

representation!

“Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell and George the Third — .” At that point

he was interrupted by cries of “Treason!” from delegates who easily recognized the reference to assassinated leaders. Henry paused briefly, then

calmly finished his sentence: “...may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.”

March 18, 1766:

# 7June 29, 1767:

The Declaratory Act:Declares Parliament has full authority over the colonies

Townshend Acts- Taxed glass, paint, lead,

paper, tea- Took away trial by jury for

those arrested for “smuggling.”

August 1, 1768:# 8March 5, 1770:

June 9, 1772:

Boston Non-Importation Agreement:

Boston merchants agree to stop importing goods from

Britain

Boston Massacre:

British soldiers kill five Bostonians in “self-defense.”

John Adams represents British soldiers in court.

The Gaspee Affair:

Sons of Liberty members attacked, boarded, looted, and torched a British customs ship (Gaspee).

# 9 May 10, 1773:

#10 December 16, 1773:

#11 March 31, 1774:

Sept. 5 – October 26, 1774:

October 24, 1774:

Tea Act:No new taxes! Actually, lowers

tax on tea…The British East India Company had

(many) pounds of unsold tea...lowering tax lowers price.

Colonists see this as attack on local merchants. . .

Boston Tea Party:

Members of Sons of Liberty raid British tea ship in protest of Tea Act and B.E.I.C. monopoly on tea

sales

The Intolerable Acts:

- Direct result of Boston Tea Party- Closed Boston Harbor until tea was

paid for- MA gov’t and town meetings

were forbidden- More British troops sent to

Boston to enforce laws.

First Continental Congress:

- Meeting as a result of Intolerable Acts

- Send petition to King George; Organize Boycotts

A plan to create colonial government to work with

parliament was rejected by FCC (Galloway’s Plan).