Taxes and Responses Timeline Assignment

By PrestonSB

  • French and Indian War

    (Period: 1754 – 1763)
    The French and Indian War was the North American conflict between Great Britain and France known as the Seven Year War.

  • Proclaimation of 1763

    (October 7, 1763)
    The end of the French and Indian War, British issued a proclamation, which was intended to conciliate the Indians.

  • Sugar act

    (April 5, 1764)
    Basically, the British desired more money, therefore, they placed a tax on sugar.

  • Stamp act

    (1765)
    Once again, the British placed a tax on all papers goods due to the fact that the colonies had a black-market for sugar and such things.

  • Quartering Act

    (1765)
    Because of the misbehavior of the acts before, the British implemented this "punishment" act towards the colonies.

  • Townshend Act

    (1767)
    Because the colonies wanted to devise what was known as Parliament, the Townsend act placed duties on certain materials.

  • Boston Massacre

    (March 5, 1770)
    It was all propaganda, but the British killed a couple of people during the mob, and the colonies used this for future purposes.

  • Committees of correspondence

    (November 4, 1772)
    On the verge of the American Revolution, Committees of Correspondence were formed in cities and regions throughout the American colonies.

  • Tea Act

    (December 16, 1773)
    The British were furious with the colonies and placed a tax on their tea.

  • Boston Tea Party

    (December 16, 1773)
    The colonies refused to pay taxes on their tea, which led them to take control over British tea ships to throw crates of tea over into the harbor.

  • Intolerable Acts

    (1774)
    It was a punishment for the Boston Tea Party.

  • First Continental Congress

    (September 5 to October 26, 1774)
    In response to the British Parliament’s enactment.

  • Second Continental Congress

    (September 5, 1774 and October 26, 1774)
    It succeeded the First Continental Congress.

  • Lexington and Concord

    (April 19, 1775)
    The colonies grow tired of the British and declare their independence.

  • Common Sense

    (1775–76 )
    Colonies finally wanted their freedom from England.

  • Declaration of Independence

    (July 4, 1776)
    England lost, therefore granting independence to the colonies.