Road to Revolution Timeline

French and Indian War

Jan 1, 1754

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htmThe war was fought between British America and New France, with both sides supported with military units their parent countries of Great Britain and France.

End of the French and Indian war

Jan 1, 1763

The war was fought between British America and New France, with both sides supported with military units their parent countries of Great Britain and France. This has the same link as the beggining of the French and indian war

Proclomation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htmThe proclomation of 1763 was the celebration of the french and indian war ending.

The Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfmThe stamp act was passed by the British. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1765

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htmThe suspended acts prohibited the New York assembely from conducting any further business until he complied with the financial requirments of the Quartering Act for the expenses of British troops stationed there.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htmThe Boston Massacre was an extrodinary event in America and it is when eight red coats were on the streets of Boston and 50 citizens were mad due to them losing their jobs and one kid that was seventeen crossed the line and was hit in the face by a red coat then someone shot a musket and nobody knew who and that is how it started their was many injured and killed that day in the streets of Massachusets

Tea Act

Apr 27, 1773

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htmA bill designed to save the faltering East India Company from bankruptcy by greatly lowering the tea tax it paid to the British government and, granting it a de facto monopoly on the American tea trade.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party happend when a group of Massachusetts patriots, protesting the monopoly on American tea importation. During a midnight raid on three tea ships they threw all of the tea boxes over board.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 30, 1774

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htmThe colonies were pressed with more taxes without any representation in Britain.

Concord and Lexinton

Apr 19, 1775

British troops marched to Concord to seize an arms cache. Lexington started the firing and the British retreated.

Declaration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

The declaration of independance was made by Thomas Jefferson . It states the reasons the British colonies of North America got independence on July 4th.

Declaration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

http://www.history.com/topics/declaration-of-independenceThe declaration of independance was made by Thomas Jefferson . It states the reasons the British colonies of North America got independence on July 4th.