American Revolution Chapter 14 timeline By SawyerLorance 1619 The House of Burgesses meet together 1630 Puritans found the Massachusetts colony 1634 English Catholics found Maryland 1680 Quakers establish Pennsylvania 1700 England has 13 colonies established 1707 England Unites with Scotland, forming Great Britain. 1756 7 years war begins 1763 7 years war ends with British Victory 1765 Britain passes stamp act to tax the colonies. 1767 Britain passes the Townshend act, taxing materials 1770 Boston Massacre occurs Jul 4, 1776 America Signs the Declaration of Independence, and secedes from Britain