Events Leading to the American Revolution

Treaty of Paris of 1763

Feb 10, 1763

The treaty fo Paris stopped the French adn Indian war. In the words of the treaty of paris, France had to give up all of its territories.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

The Proclamation forbade colonials to settle west of the Appalachian Mounts.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The stamp act said that everything had to to be stamp if they were going to be shipped or anyhting that was going to be given.

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

The Delarao\tory Act was by the the British Parliament that repealed the Stamp Act. It said that the British Parliament taxing was the the same in America adn in Great Britain.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

The townshend acts where a series of four acts by British parliamnet. They made these rules becasue of the Boston Tea party and what the colonist have done.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Bston Massacre was a fight between the colonist that were patriots, and the British troops. King Gerorge III sent troops to the colonist sates. The Patriots didn't like that. Patriots are the colionist that do not like what King George is doing and Great Britian. The Patriots were throwing things at the troops and one of them got hit in the head. The rest fo the troops thought that it was a gun they shot. So, the troops lined up and their commander said fire and they killed 5 people.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

The tea act would raise taxes and would give East Indian Company more money then the colonist that work to give to the colonies.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Sameul Adams and teh Sons of Luberty went on to some ships that had tea on them. They dressed themselves as Idiands and threw the tea of the boat and into the ocean. The colonist didn't like the British tea act so they boycotted the tea.

First Continental Congress

Oct 26, 1774

The First Continetal congress was the first mettnig of delegares from only twelve of the thirteen coloniest.

Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes

Apr 18, 1775

Paul Revere, Wentworth Cheswell, And William Dawes all went to 11 different places to tell their milita that the British are coming. Have your every his famous saying, "The british are coming, the British are coming." That is what this comes from. Those three guys informed not only their militia, but he whole Boston town.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

This was a battle not a war. The militia faced off with some british troops. The Colonist milita tried to stall the britsih troops and they did. The bristish troops were trying to take their weapons and they didn't succed.

2nd Continental Congress

Jul 4, 1776

This event managed the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It also managed the colonial war.