Road to Revolution Timeline

French and Indian War

Oct 19, 1756

http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-warThe French and Indian war lasted 1756-1763. When France expanded to the Ohio River valley it brought conflicts with the claims of the British colonies, a seris of battles led to the official British decleration of war. When the war was at peace the British recieved territories, opening the Mississippi Valley to westward expansion.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-ofIn 1763, the British issued a proclamation, by King George III, intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands. This has become a conerstone of Native American laws in the United States and Canada.

Stamp Act

Oct 20, 1765

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-actThe Stamp Act was the first internal tax fee on American colonists by the British government. It imposed a tax on every paper documents in the colonies. Colonial opposition led to the acts repeal in 1766 and helped encourage the revoulutionary movement againsts the British Crown.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-actsThe Townshend Acts forced duties on glass, led, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies. Charles Townshend hoped the acts would provide money to pay imperal expenses in the colonies, but many Americans viewed it as aboused of power, resulting in the passage of agreements to limit imports from Britain.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-massacreThe Boston Massacre was a street fight a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonist were killed. This event led to a campaign by speech-writers to awaken the anger o the citizenry.

Tea Act

Oct 20, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-actThe Tea Act's purpose was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financillay troubled British East Indian Company in its London warehouse. This lead up to the Boston Tea Party.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-partyThe Boston Tea Party was a political prostest againsts taqxatin by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. On the night of December 16, 1773 Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boardered thrre ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the puntive Corecive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.

Intolerable Acts

Oct 21, 1774

http://www.britannica.com/event/Intolerable-ActsIntolerable Acts was a series of punctive laws meant to punish the Massachusettes coloniest for throwing large shipments of tea into the harbor. This led into the first Continental Congress.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.aspThe Battles of Lexington and Concord was the first military engagement to the American Revolutionary war. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed confilct between Great Britain and thirteen of its colonies. A seris of hourseback riders went of to warn the people that the British are coming.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence stated that the thirteen American colonies were now Independent states and no longer apart of the British.