sam - Timeline

king George the iii king George went mad

Parliament passes The Stamp Act as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier

Treaty signed between England and France ending the French and indian war

Stamp Act repealed, but on the same day parliament passes the Declaratory Act asserting its right to make laws binding on the colonies.

Colonists shot by British troops stationed in Boston. Patriots label the killings "The Boston Massacre."