history timeline

French and Indian War

Mar 15, 1754

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_and_Indian_WarWhen Frances expansion into the Ohio River Valley brought repeated conflict with the claims of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British declaration of war.The French and Indian War was the North America theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The War was between the two colonies of British America and new France, as well as some Native American Allies,

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htmThe proclamation of 1763 was when King George from England that all of the colonist could not move to the west side of the Applimation Mountains. A way in wich it helped the American Revolution was because the rules of the proclamation maded the colonist mad which led to fights.

Stamp Act

Oct 22, 1765

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765The Stamp Act was an act of the parliament of Great Britian that diposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamp paper carrying an embossed revenue stamp. This also helped the American Revolution because it charged alot of taxes which made them very angry.

Townshend Acts

Oct 22, 1767

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townshend_ActsThe Townshend Acts were a series of acts, passed beginning in 1767, by the parlament of Great Britian relating to the British colonies in North America.The helped the American Revolution because the people grew very angry with having to pay taxes and more.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_MassacreThe Boston Massacre was an incident where British Army soldiers killed five male civilians and injured six others. They fired without order, some were charged with mansloadder. The helped the Americna Revolution because people were angry that the British Soldiers would kill civilians.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-actThe Tea act was an act of the parlament of Great Britian. Its purpose was to reduce the massive surplus held by the East British Colony. This helped start the American Revolution because it made people angry.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Partyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Partyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_PartyThe Boston Tea Party was when American Indians destroyed an entire shipement of tea sent by the East India Company. The also made people upset which led to the American Revolution.

Intolarble Acts

Mar 31, 1774

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_ActsIntolarble Acts was the American Patriot's name for a series laws passed by The British. They meant to punish the massachussets colonists. This help the American Revolution because people got upset.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord
Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of Revolutionary war. The outbreak was between the kingdom of great britian and the thirteen colonies.

Declaration of Independance

Jul 2, 1776

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
The Declaration of Independance was a document that was signed to keep us free from Britian.