Event
Result or Reaction
The Boston Massacre: British soldiers fire
into a crowd of colonists, killing five men.
Colonists protest and bring the soldiers to
trial.
1.
The Tea Act is passed, making British tea
cheaper than colonial tea.
2.
Colonists build resentment towards Britain's
strict laws.
3.
The First Continental Congress meets to
discuss England's tyranny and how the
colonists should respond.
4.
The British learn that the colonists are
stockpiling munitions outside of Boston.
5.
The first battle of the American Revolution
begins.
6.
The Second Continental Congress meets to
discuss King George III's refusal to grant the
colonists Declaration of Rights.
A. The British begin their march to Lexington and Concord. Paul Revere makes his famous
ride to warn the colonists that the "British are coming!"
B. The colonists toss chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
C. Colonial minutemen and British redcoats meet face-to-face in Concord. The colonists are
told to not fire unless fired upon. A shot fired by an unknown individual rings.
D. The British pass the Intolerable Acts.
E. Colonists write the Declaration of Rights to King George Ill in hopes to avoid war.
F. The colonists form the Continental Army