Road To Revolution Timeline

Frech and Indian War

Period: Dec 15, 1754 to Apr 20, 1763

http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-warKnown as the Seven Years War. this New World conflict marked another chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1756

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=active&q=Stamp+ActAn act of the Parliament that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Proclamation_of_1763It was issued by King George the lll after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, which forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

http://www.britannica.com/event/Townshend-ActsWas a series of acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britian related to the british colonies.

Boston Massacre

Oct 5, 1770

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=active&q=Boston+massacreThe Boston Massacre was a street fight between British soldiers and the colonists. Several colonists died and the colonists used snowballs, sitcks, and stones.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=active&q=Tea+ActThe tea act is when British american colonies ignited a powder keg of opposition and resentment among American colonists and was the catalyst of the Boston Tea Party.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-actThe Bostson Tea Party was when british colonists dumped all thier tea into the ocean to rebel against paying taxes to thier queen.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 24, 1774

https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#safe=active&q=Intolerable+ActsThis was a punishment for the boston tea party.