+ Timeline of Events + Revolution Day by Day + Revolutionary Stories + Revolutionary People + Revolutionary Links	Experience the Revolution through its key events. Many of the places mentioned in this section can be visited today.           End of the Seven Years War February 10, 1763 The Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). France surrenders all of its North American possessions east of the Mississippi to Britain. This ends a source of insecurity for the British colonists along the Atlantic Coast. The costs of the war and maintaining an army will lead the British government to impose new taxes on its colonists, with world-shaking results. Visit The Park: Fort Necessity National Battlefield     Passage of the Stamp Act March 22, 1765 Britain passes the Stamp Act, imposing a tax on legal documents, newspapers, even playing cards. This is the first direct tax on the American colonists and is hotly resisted. A successful American campaign to have the act repealed will give Americans confidence that they can avoid future taxes as well.     British troops occupy Boston October 1768 British troops land in Boston to enforce the Townshend duties (taxes on paint, paper, tea, etc., passed in June 1767) and clamp down on local radicals. The troops' presence doesn't sit well with locals and leads to street fights. One clash between soldiers and a mob in March 1770 will leave five dead. Radicals will call it the Boston Massacre, while the British will call it the incident on King Street. Visit The Park: Boston National Historical Park     Committees of Correspondence established Spring 1772 Committees of Correspondence are established throughout the colonies to coordinate American response to British colonial policy. This represents an important move toward cooperation, mutual action, and the development of a national identity among Americans.     Britain tries to intimidate Massachusetts March to June, 1774 The British Parliament passes the Coercive Acts, often called the Intolerable Acts in America. Among other actions, Britain closes the port of Boston and requires British troops to be housed in taverns and vacant buildings. The acts generate considerable sympathy for Massachusetts among other colonies. Visit The Park: Boston National Historical Park Read next series in timeline >
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