Timeline of Events Around the Boston Tea Party
1763- The French and Indian War ended (Steele, 2002)
1765- Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament (Kindig, 2011)
1767- Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament. (Kindig, 2011)
1770- Shots were fired by British soldiers into a mob of angry colonists killing five people. This even became known as the Boston Massacre. ("Boston massacre historical," 2008)
1773- May 10th- The Tea Act was passed, which gave the struggle British East India Company a monopoly over tea. (Steele, 2002)
December 15th- The destruction of the tea in the Boston Harbor. This became known as the famous Boston Tea Party. (Shawn, 2012)
1774- March 31st- Boston Port Bill passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party (Ford, 2011)
May 20th- The Administration of Justice Act and the Massachusetts Government Act were passed by the British Parliament (Ford, 2011)
June 2nd- The Quartering Act was passed by the British Parliament. (“Boston tea party”, 2012)
September 5th- The initial meeting of the First Continental Congress (Appleby, Brinkley & McPherson, 2002)
1775- April 19th- The “Shot heard ‘round the world” occurred at Lexington. This was the official start of the American Revolution. (Appleby, Brinkley & McPherson, 2002)
1776- July 4th- The Signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, announcing to the world the creation of the United States of America (Appleby, Brinkley & McPherson, 2002)
1765- Stamp Act was passed by British Parliament (Kindig, 2011)
1767- Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament. (Kindig, 2011)
1770- Shots were fired by British soldiers into a mob of angry colonists killing five people. This even became known as the Boston Massacre. ("Boston massacre historical," 2008)
1773- May 10th- The Tea Act was passed, which gave the struggle British East India Company a monopoly over tea. (Steele, 2002)
December 15th- The destruction of the tea in the Boston Harbor. This became known as the famous Boston Tea Party. (Shawn, 2012)
1774- March 31st- Boston Port Bill passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party (Ford, 2011)
May 20th- The Administration of Justice Act and the Massachusetts Government Act were passed by the British Parliament (Ford, 2011)
June 2nd- The Quartering Act was passed by the British Parliament. (“Boston tea party”, 2012)
September 5th- The initial meeting of the First Continental Congress (Appleby, Brinkley & McPherson, 2002)
1775- April 19th- The “Shot heard ‘round the world” occurred at Lexington. This was the official start of the American Revolution. (Appleby, Brinkley & McPherson, 2002)
1776- July 4th- The Signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, announcing to the world the creation of the United States of America (Appleby, Brinkley & McPherson, 2002)