Road to Revolution Timeline of Events

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  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War, as well as the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. France had to give up all its land in North America so there was no longer a threat to British colonies there. This was a British imposition.

  • Proclamation Act

    King George III produced this act after Great Britain gained all the French territories in North America. This act didn't allow any settlement past a line along the Appalachian Mountains. This was a British imposition.

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act is also known as the American Revenue Act. It was a revenue-raising act that was passed by the British Parliament. This was a British imposition.

  • The Stamp Act

    This tax affected all American colonists and made them pay a tax for every piece of paper they used. Anything from legal documents to playing cards were taxed. This was a British imposition

  • The Quartering Act

    This act made American colonists accommodate for the British soldiers, and made them provide shelter and food for them. This was a British imposition.
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    Stamp Act Congress

    Also known as the First Congress of the American Colonies. It was a meeting of selected Americans from each colony to come up with a way to protest the Stamp Act. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Declaratory Act

    Also known as the American Colonies Act. This act took away the Stamp Act and lessened the Sugar Act. This was a British imposition.

  • Townshend Act

    The Townshend Acts were a series of 5 acts that started to be passed in 1767. They were named after Charles Townshend, who was the chancellor of Exchequer. This was a British imposition.

  • Boston Massacre

    5 colonists were killed the night of the Boston Massacre after protesting taxes passed by the British Parliament. Tension had been growing ever since the British began occupying the colonies, and this was the breaking point. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Committee of Correspondance

    The Committee of Correspondance was a group of people that created a political union against British policies across the 13 colonies. This was a response from the colonies

  • Tea Act

    The purpose of this act was to reduce the tea stored in the British East India Company warehouses. They wanted to do this because the British East India Company was struggling financially and this would make them money. This was a British imposition

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest led by the Sons of Liberty. It was originally referred to the "Destruction of Tea in Boston". This was a response from the colonies.
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    Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts was a name that the American colonists came up with in response to a group of acts that Great Britain put together to punish the Americans for the Boston Tea Party. This was a response from the colonies.
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    First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress took place early in the Revolution. It was a meeting of delegates from 12 out of the 13 colonies in Philadelphia. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Declaration of Rights and Grievance

    The Declaration of Rights and Grievance was a document written by the Stamp Act Congress. The document declared that the taxes that the colonists had to follow were unconstitutional. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Lexington and Concord

    The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first battles between the Americans and the British in the American Revolution. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill was named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Bunker Hill was an important part of​ this battle because it was a place both the Americans and British wanted to take. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    This was a letter written by members of the Second Continental Congress to King George III. The letter was the colonist's​ last attempt to avoid war to gain independence from Great Britain. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine and it challenged the authority of the government and royal parliament in Great Britain. It was also the first document that openly asked for freedom from Great Britain. This was a response from the colonies.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was a document that officially claimed freedom from Great Britain. This was a response from the colonists.