| A | B |
|---|
| Thirteen Colonies Established | Britain's North American colonies |
| French & Indian War | Britain & Colonies beat France |
| Proclamation Act of 1763 | Britain stops colonists from expanding west of Appalachain Mtns |
| Stamp Act | Direct Tax on legal documents, cards, dice, etc. |
| Stamp Act Congress | Argued against, and got Stamp Act repealed |
| Townshend Acts | Britain's indirect tax of goods sold in colonies |
| Tea Act | 3 penny tax on tea |
| Boston Tea Party | Colonists dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor |
| Intolerable Acts | King punishes Boston for Tea Party |
| 1st Continental Congress | Authorized colonies to create malitia and store weapons |
| Battle of Lexington & Concord | Britain tries to destroy colonists weapons |
| 2nd Continental Congress | runs Rev War and writes Articles of Confederation |
| Battle of Bunker Hill | British and colonists fight at Boston |
| Olive Branch Petition | 2nd Continental Congress' efforts to make peace with Britain |
| Common Sense by Thomas Paine | Publication encouraging revolution |
| Declaration of Independence | document separating colonies from Britain |
