Chapter 5 time line

By Mia Mendez

  • Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763 was a Proclamation to divide land. King George III created this proclamation to limit land from settlers. He made it so all land west of the Appalachian Divide off limits.

  • Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act was passed in 1764. The Sugar Act was to stop smuggling of molasses.

  • Currency Act

    In 1764, the Currency Act was also passed. The Currency Act was to control paper money in American colonies.

  • Stamp Act

    In 1765, the Stamp Act was passed. What the Stamp Act did was it made people purchase a stamp for official papers and documents.

  • Quartering Act

    In 1765, the Quartering Act was passed. The purpose for the Quartering Act was that colonies had to give housing to British soldiers.

  • Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Act made colonists purchase tea, paint, glass, paper, and lead from Britain.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was in 1779. What happened was British Soldiers shot locals because they were taunting them.

  • Tea Act

    The Tea Act was passed so that only the East India Tea Company could sell tea to the Americans.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was where people dumped tea in the ocean because of the taxes.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was made to have independence was to make freedom between the 13 Colonies.