Event Date Description

French and Indian War 28 May 1754 – 10 February The French and Indian
1763 War granted Britain
important North
American territories,
but disputes over
frontier policy and
expenses led to
discontent among
colonists.

Proclamation of 1763 7 October 1763 The Proclamation, a

British-made boundary
in the Appalachian
Mountains, prohibited
Anglo-American
colonists from settling
on French territory
after the French and
Indian War.

Sugar Act 5 April 1764 The Sugar Act was

established to prevent
the smuggling of sugar
and molasses from the
French and Dutch West
Indies and to boost
revenue for the British
Empire.

Stamp Act 22 March 1765 The stamp act imposed a

tax on all papers and
official documents in
the American colonies,
though not in England,
to raise money for
Britain.

Quartering act of 1765 24 March 1765 The Quartering Act

mandated Great Britain
to house its soldiers in
American barracks and
public houses, and if
colonial housing was
insufficient, they would
be quartered in various
buildings.

Townshend Act 29 June 1767 The Townshend Acts were

enacted by Parliament,
introducing taxes on
various goods such as
glass, lead, paint, paper,
and tea.
Boston Massacre 5 March 1770 The Boston Massacre
happened due to
colonists' resentment
towards British troops,
resulting in the
shooting of a mob and
several deaths.

Boston Tea Party 16 December 1773 In the Boston Tea Party, a

group of 60 American
colonists protested
against a tea tax and the
perceived East India
Company monopoly by
throwing 342 chests of
tea into Boston Harbor.

Intolerable Acts 20 May 1774 The British Parliament

passed four ‘Intolerable
Acts’ to punish
Massachusetts Bay for the
Boston Tea Party.

First Continental 5 September 1774 - 26 The first continental

Congress October 1774 congress was a gathering
of delegates from twelve
of Britain's thirteen
American colonies to
discuss America's future
amid increasing British
aggression.

‘Shot was heard’ 19 April 1775 The phrase 'shot was

heard' refers to the
opening shot during the
battles of Lexington and
Concord which sparked
the American
Revolutionary War.

Congress adopted 4 July 1776 The Declaration of

Declaration of Independence, adopted by
Independence the Continental
Congress, marked the 13
American colonies' break
from Britain and
outlined their reasons
for independence.

Treaty of Paris 3 September 1783 The treaty between the

American colonies and
Great Britain ended the
American Revolution and
officially recognized
the United States as an
independent nation.
United States 17 September 1887 The Constitution of the
Constitution signed United States, signed by
delegates at the
Constitutional
Convention in
Philadelphia,
established the national
government, fundamental
laws, and guaranteed
basic rights for its
citizens.