Road To Revolution Timeline

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  • Proclamation Line

    Proclamation Line
    Issued by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    This act was the first direct tax on the colonies. Almost all printed materials were taxed. This included newspapers, posters, deeds, and even playing cards.

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    Required colonists to provide food and shelter to British soldiers. Resentment grew. This formed the basis for the future 3rd amendment.

  • Declaratory Acts

    Declaratory Acts
    This act declared England's authority to make laws for the colonies. Stated that parliament had the right to tax colonists at anytime.

  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    Passed in 1767. This act placed taxes on imported materials. These included glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Incident where 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers. Colonists were furious. Tensions calmed when Britain repealed most of the Townshend Acts.

  • Committee Of Correspondence

    Committee Of Correspondence
    Network of individuals that kept people informed throughout the colonies. Created after Boston Massacre. Called for colonies to send delegates to a colonial congress to discuss what to do next.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Lowered the tax on British tea. Made it cheaper than the non-British tea colonists smuggled.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Incident where the sons of liberty dumped large amounts of tea into the Boston Harbor. Disguised as Indians. 342 Chests of tea were dumped.

  • Intolerable or Coercive Acts

    Intolerable or Coercive Acts
    The Intolerable Acts were passed in 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. There were three major acts involved that angered the colonists.

  • "Shot Heard Around The World"

    "Shot Heard Around The World"
    Start of American Revolution. Battle breaks out at Lexington. Engraving of the Battle of Lexington.

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Written by Thomas Paine.He wanted people to think about what was happening. He explained that the people must fight against the unfair and unjust ways of King George III and the British Parliament.

  • Declaration Of Independence

    Declaration Of Independence
    Document that declares the independence of the U.S. from Great Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson. American Revolution began.