Road to Revolution Timeline

Road to revolution Timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1700 to Dec 31, 1800

The French and Indian War

Oct 19, 1756

http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-warThe French and Indian war was a war that lasted for 7 years and it started in 1756, and ended in 1763. It strengthened the colony's and made them stronger.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.landofthebrave.info/proclamation-of-1763.htm ........The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George the third on October 7, 1763. The colonists were expected to pay tax for the borders.

Stamp act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm ........The Stamp act was passed by the British Parliament and all American Colonists were required to pay tax on every peice of printed paper they used.

Townshend acts

Oct 20, 1767

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townshend_ActsThe Townshend acts was a series of acts beginning in 1767 by Great Britian relating to the british colony's.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/The Boston Massacre happend on March 5, 1770 and several colonists were killed and that led to a campain.

Tea act

Oct 20, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-act The Tea act was the final straw in a seires of unpopuler policies and taxes.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party Samuel Adams and his sons borded three ships in the boston harbor and threw 342 ceasts of tea overboard.

Intolerable Acts

Oct 20, 1774

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm Intolerable Acts was a term for a series of laws passed through the British Parilament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord The battles between Lexington and Concord kicked off the Revolutionary war. It started in 1775. Tenshion was building between the 13 colonies.

Declaration of Independence

Jun 20, 1776

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independenceThe Declaration of Independence brought us freedom and let us do what we want to.