| •1754–1763 | French and Indian War |
| •1754 | George Washington attacks Fort Duquesne |
| Albany Congress convenes |
| •1757 | William Pitt takes charge of British war effort |
| •May 1763 | Pontiac launches pan-Indian revolt |
| •June 1763 | Peace of Paris |
| •October 1763 | Proclamation Line of 1763 established |
| •December 1763 | Paxton Boys attack Conestoga Indians |
| •1764 | Green Mountain Boys resist New York authorities |
| Sugar Act passed |
| •1765 | Stamp Act passed |
| Stamp Act Congress convenes |
| •1766 | Sandy Creek Association formed |
| Stamp Act repealed and Declaratory Act passed |
| •1767 | Townshend Act passed |
| •1770 | Boston Massacre |
| •1771 | Battle of Alamance Creek, North Carolina |
| •1773 | Boston Tea Party |
| •1774 | Coercive Acts passed |
| Continental Congress convenes |