Road to Revolution Timeline

By sch011163

  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian war. The signing of the treaty led to French forces having to withdraw from the American colonies.

  • Proclamation Act

    After the American colonies acquired the French territories in North America, King George III passed an act that forbade the colonists to expand past the Appalachian Mountains.

  • The Sugar Act

  • The Stamp Act

    The British Parliament passed an act that imposed a tax on every single piece of printed paper that the colonists used. This included legal documents, newspaper, and playing cards.

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act forced the colonists to provide shelter to the British soldiers that were staying in the colonies.

  • Stamp Act Congress

  • Declaration of Rights and Grievances

  • Declaratory Act

  • Stamp Act Repealed

  • Townsend Act

  • Boston Massacre

  • Committee of Correspondence

  • Tea Act

  • Boston Tea Party

  • Intolerable Acts

  • First Continental Congress

  • Lexington and Concord

  • Bunker Hill

  • Olive Branch Petettion

  • Common Sense

  • Declaration of Independence