Steps to revolution

Treaty of Paris of 1763

Feb 10, 1763

The treaty that ended the French and Indian war. http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=6

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 1, 1763

This proclamation said that the colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian mountains.

Stamp Act

Nov 1, 1765

The stamp act places a tax on all printed goods in the colonies. http://www.cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us/lasalle/Resources/Rev%20War%20Websites/rev%20war%20Ben%20Jack%20Noah/Ben%20Biggins%20Rev%20War/stamp_act.html

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

Declaratory Act approved after the Stamp act was repealed. http://ushistoryharwood.pbworks.com/w/page/11608706/The%20Declaratory%20Act-CG

Townshend Acts

Jun 1, 1767

Passed a series of acts and a tax on anything not made in the colonies.
http://www.cr-cath.pvt.k12.ia.us/lasalle/Resources/8th%20Websites/Sheridan,%20Dilll,%20Mark%20Rev%20War/Sheridan%20W%20rev%20war/townshend_acts.html

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

Five colonists were killed by the British soldiers, who acted because a man was killed by a rock thrown by a colonist. http://www.theamericanrevolution.org/eventdetail.aspx?event=1

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

Britian puts a tax on tea. http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-act

Boston Tea Party

Dec 6, 1773

The Boston Sons of Liberty dress up as Indians and dump crates of tea into the ocean.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party

Intolerable Acts

Jun 22, 1774

British extended boundaries of Canada to the area west of the Appalachian Mountains and closed Boston Harbor on March 31 1774. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/gastudiesimages/Intolerable%20Acts%20Cartoon.htm

1st Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

The Congress meets in Philedelphia, and it ends October 26. http://www.historywiz.com/continentalcongress.htm

Midnight Ride

Apr 18, 1775

Revere, Dawes and Chesswell warned the colonists that the British were coming for an attack. http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/paul-reveres-ride

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The first battles of the revolution. (The shot heard 'round the world.)
https://travsd.wordpress.com/tag/lexington-and-concord/

2nd Continental Congress

May 10, 1775

Second Congress meets in Philedelphia. http://readingworkbook.blogspot.com/2011/11/second-continental-congress.html