Road to Revolution

Treaty of Paris of 1763

Feb 10, 1763

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It ended the French and Indian war.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 1, 1763

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It stopped people from settling west of the Appalachin Mountains.

Stamp Act

Nov 1, 1765

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It placed a tax on all printed things in the colonies.

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

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Parliment had the right to tax and make decisions for britian.

Townshend Acts

Jun 1, 1767

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It was a tax applid to all imported goods that the colonists needed like glass, tea, paper, and lead.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

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It was the first battle of the war that killed 5 colonist.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

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it gave the east india company an advantage over colonial merchants.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

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Men dressed as indians and snuck on the ships to throw tea overboard.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 31, 1774

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It violated the colonist rights as english citizens, it closed boston harbor and banded town meetings.

1st Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

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55 delegates met in philadelphia to discuss problems with britian, and decided to form militias.

Midnight Ride: Revere, Cheswell, Dawes

Apr 18, 1775

picture citationWhen they rode to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams, and John Hancock that the british were coming.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

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When they got to lexington 70 men were waiting for them with muskets, and when british reached concord most of their gunpowder was moved.

2nd Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

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They decided declaring independence from britian was a long way off.