Pre Revolution Timeline

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  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War in North America, granting the Britain control of all land to the east of the Mississippi River.

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    Quartering Act OfficialThe Quartering Act required colonial legislatures to pay for certain supplies for British troops stationed in each colony. The Quartering Act became controversial during 1766, when New York refuses to comply with it.

  • Publication of "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania"

    Publication of "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania"
    Extract of the bookDickinson's series of twelve letters are published in almost every colonial newspaper. The letters exhorted Americans to resist the Townshend duties, enumerating the political arguments against the constitutionality of the Revenue Act.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    VideoTroops in Boston squared off with a crowd of sailors led by Crispus Attucks. When the crowd knocked one soldier to the ground, the soldiers fired and killed 5 men.

  • Samuel Adams Publishes the Letters of Thomas Hutchinson Through the Committees of Correspondence

    Samuel Adams Publishes the Letters of Thomas Hutchinson Through the Committees of Correspondence
    Massachusetts' royal governor, Hutchinson, in his letters, advocates "an abridgement of what are called British liberties," and "a great restraint of natural liberty" in the colonies. The publication of these letters convinces Americans of a British plot to destroy their political freedom

  • The Second Continental Congress Meeting

    The Second Continental Congress Meeting
    The members of the Second Continental Congress met at the State House in Philadelphia. There were several new delegates including: John Hancock from Massachusetts, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, and Benjamin Franklin from Pennsylvania.
    The Second Continental Congress meeting started with the battle of Lexington and Concord fresh in their memories. The New England militia were still encamped outside of Boston trying to drive the British out of Boston. The Second Continental Congress established t

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    VideoThe Declaration
    Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. The political philosophy of the Declaration was not new; its ideals of indiv