pre revolutionary war time line

  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763
    nothing west of Appalachian mountains, colonist still moved west of Appalachian mountains.
  • sugar act

    sugar act
    halved the molasses tax on the foreign product hoping colonist would not buy. colonist still found ways to smuggle foreign molasses.
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    taxes on paper. formed sons of liberty to harass Europeans in the colonies
  • Declaratory act

    Declaratory act
    a response to the repeal of stamp act parliament has the right to tax colonist
  • The repeal of the stamp act

    The repeal of the stamp act
    the removal of the stamp act but also the beginning of the intolerable act.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre
    Drunken colonist assault on British troops in Boston, That resulted in killing of like 5 colonist. Colonist sons of liberty used as propaganda against British
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    taxes on foreign tea to get colonist to buy the cheap British tea, colonist dressed as native Americans and dump tea into the Boston harbor
  • Intolerable act

    Intolerable act
    A list of thing laws colonist found intolerable such as, closing Boston harbor, forced to quartering British troops, marital law, etc. colonist made first continental congress and decided colonies should be independent
  • Bunker hill

    Bunker hill
    1500 British solders attack in 3 waves,Americans run out off ammo and lose
  • olive branch petition

    olive branch petition
    sent by second continental congress to return harmony between colonist and England. King gorge ignored it