Causes of American Revolution Illustrated Timeline

By amanda.dawley

  • French/Indian War

    French/Indian War
    Military interactions between Britain and France in North America from 1754-1763.
    Photo Citation:
    Schulman, Marc. French and Indian Wars, www.historycentral.com/Revolt/French.html.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The British Parliament imposed a stamp duty on newspapers and legal documents.
    Photo Citation:
    “Stamp Act.” Stamp Act of 1765 ***, www.landofthebrave.info/stamp-act.htm.

  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    Imposed tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies.
    Photo Citation:
    “Taxation Without Representation.” Just Right View, 23 Aug. 2012, justrightview.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/taxation-without-representation-2/.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The British Army shot and killed many people while under attack by a mob.
    Photo Citation:
    “Boston Massacre.” Ushistory.org, Independence Hall Association, www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.html.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Reduce the massive amount of tea held by British East India company in London warehouses.
    Photo Citation:
    “Tea Party Catholic.” Tea Party Catholic by Samuel Gregg, www.teapartycatholic.com/.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    A political protest against British taxes on tea where Boston colonists dressed up as Indians and threw hundreds of tea chests into the harbor.
    Photo Citation:
    Gran, Gary. “Home.” Online Pictures Reference, 17 Sept. 2016, www.ijsc-online.org/boston-tea-party-and-intolerable-acts/.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
    Photo Citation:
    ThingLink. “The Intolerable Acts by Cade Chace.” ThingLink, www.thinglink.com/scene/706222682886111232.

  • 1st and 2nd Continental Congress

    1st and 2nd Continental Congress
    A convention of delegates called together the 13 colonies and governed mostly during the Revolutionary War.
    Photo Citation:
    “Continental Congress.” The Free Dictionary, Farlex, legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Continental+Congress.

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    The first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War.
    Photo Citation:
    “Home.” BritishBattles.com, www.britishbattles.com/war-of-the-revolution-1775-to-1783/battle-of-lexington-and-concord/.

  • Publishing of Common Sense

    Publishing of Common Sense
    Thomas Paine publishes his book of his thoughts and opinions of American Independence.
    Photo Citation:
    Franklin, Benjamin, et al. “Books That Shaped America1750 to 1800.” 1750 To 1800 - Books That Shaped America | Exhibitions - Library of Congress, 25 June 2012, www.loc.gov/exhibits/books-that-shaped-america/1750-to-1800.html.