Road to Revolution Timeline

Procalmation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm The Procalmation closed off the frontier so the colonies could not expand. It also said the all of the land west of the heads of rivers were off limirt to the colonists. The reason why the Proclamation of 1753 helped spark the American revolution is it made the americans want to rebel and they wanted to expand there colonies.

The French and Indian war 1754-1763

Oct 20, 1763

<ahref='http://http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/frenchindian/summary.html' >http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/frenchindian/summary.html</a> This war lasted from 1754-1763. This war was the bloodiest American war of the 18th century. It was a war between the French and English over colonial territory and wealth. The reasons it helped lead to the American Revolution is the funding for this war caused a national debt for Great Britian and they thought america should help pay.

Stamp act of 1765

Oct 20, 1765

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm This act required every one that bought any kind of paper to pay a tax on it to raise money to help protect the American Frontier. The way this helped the American Revolution is it caused uprooar in the colonies because it was offensive to the colonists.

Townshend Acts

Period: Jun 15, 1767 to Jul 2, 1767

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts The townshend act was the act of putting taxes on glass, oil, paint, paper, lead, and tea. The reaction to this is people mobbed the custom office. Why this helped lead to the revolutionary war is they boycotted British Goods and caused rebellion which showed they wanted something to change.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm The Boston Massacre was a street fight a mob of patriots that threw sticks, stones, snowballs, and a group of britsh soldiers. The way it helped lead to the American Revolution is that it helped out the patriot cause of the American Revolution by showing rebelion against the british.

Tea Act

Mar 10, 1773

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm The tea act was intended to prop up the East India tea company the was floundering fanacially. It helped spark the American Revolution by this event led to the boston tea party.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party The Boston Tea Party was a protest/rebellion against taxation. Why it led to the war is it was a stressed rebellion agaist the british colonies.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 24, 1774

http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/intolera.htm The intolerable act was okayed to punish the colonies for the boston tea party. They closed the boston harbor until they paid for the tea they threw in the ocean. They also made it were town meeting were taken down to one year.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord Colonial Gage had a secret plan but then american spies leaked it to the americans and the americans won. The reasons why Lexington and Concord helped lead to the american revolution is because they showed rebellion against britian forces.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 7, 1776

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/ The Decalration of Independence was a signed document that each colony was its independent state. The way it led to the American Revolution is that it granted the right for each state to be on its own, it pretty much was the revolution.