Sons of Liberty Timeline

1754 AD = England and France vie for dominance of the New World, beginning what would become known as the Seven Years War, or the French & Indian War. 
1763 AD = British monarchy begins instituting new taxes on American colonies in order to repay the debts incurred during the Seven Years War.  Colonists believe the taxes are unjust, as they have no representation in British parliament to stand up for them. 
1765 AD = Samuel Adams and eight like-minded friends work together to oppose what they see as unjust taxation.  Later dubbed the 'Loyal Nine,' these men and their informal, covert group were the beginning of the Sons of Liberty.  
1767 AD = The Sons of Liberty Chapter expands across the colonies, setting up Committees of Correspondence and lines of communication via riders and mail. This allows the SoL to coordinate quickly, despite lacking a centralized organizational makeup.  
*Circa 1767-1768 AD = The original Sons of Liberty disband shortly after the repeal of the worst of the tax laws.  However, the legacy and ideology of the group is emulated across the colonies as new Sons of Liberty groups pop up here and there.  
1770 AD = A local child strikes a British merchant with a rock, the merchant fires on the adolescent and kills them.  When a crowd gathers to protest a squad of British redcoats at the scene, the redcoats order the crowd to disband but the protesters refused.  Tensions escalate until someone fires a shot, igniting the Boston Massacre.  While only a few people are actually killed, this event is used by colonial propogandists to incite the colonies to rebel. 
1773 AD = Colonial rebels, led by the early Sons of Liberty, protest British taxes and importations by storming English merchant vessels docked in the Boston harbor.  The Boston Tea Party becomes an iconic moment in American history and further escalates the conflict between the Knights of the Round and the Sons of Liberty.
1774 AD = The Continental Congress meets for the first time, marking the beginning of the US government.  Almost all major leaders present are also members of the Sons of LibertyCategory:Sons Of Liberty