Road to Revolution

Proclamation Line

Oct 7, 1763

Issued by King George III. Forbid all settlements past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

Put a tax on all paper goods. The money gained by from the Stamp Act was used for defense and protection.

Quartering Act

Mar 24, 1765

Act meant thta you had to provide shelter for British soldiers. The first quartering act was given Royal Assent.

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

This act was a response to the Stamp Act. It changed the lessening of the Sugar Act.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

They are a series of 4 acts passed by the British parliament. It was named after Charles Townshend.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British soldiers opened fire on American colonists. 5 colonists were killed that day.

Committee of Correspondence

Mar 1, 1773

This was organized by the Patriot leaders of the 13 colonies. Established just years before the Revolutionary War.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

Final straw of a series of unpopular policies and taxes. The catalyst of the Boston Tea Party.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Run by the Sons of Liberty. Dumped all of the British tea into the Boston Harbor.

Intolerable or Coercive Acts

Mar 28, 1774

This was meant to punish Massachusetts for participating in the Boston Tea Party. Triggered outrage within the colonies.

"Shot Heard Around the World"

Apr 19, 1775

This refers to the battle that broke out at Lexington. No one knows who fired the first shot.

Common Sense

Jan 10, 1776

Written by Thomas Paine. Inspired colonists to fight for independence.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson. I declared independence from Great Britain.