Timeline

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

The Proclamation of 1763 came shortly after the French and Indian War ended. It established limits on where colonists could be, in favor of the Native Americans. This did not please the colonies because they could no longer expand their farmland.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

The Sugar Act was mainly imposed on the colonies due to the issue of smuggling goods in and out of the colonies. This act stated that the tax rates on molasses would be cut in half, leaving many businesses devastated. Not only that, it also enforced the ability for officers to seize goods, without court.

Currency Act

Oct 1, 1764

The Currency Act prohibited the colonies from printing and using paper money. The British Parliament opted for "hard currency" rather than paper. This made trading for the colonies extremely hard so colonists decided to protest.

Quartering Act

Mar 24, 1765

The Quartering Act of 1765 stated that troops were not allowed to be housed in private homes, but colonists were responsible for paying for their accommodations. Colonists had to pay for the troops' food, water, sleeping houses, and more. The colonists were annoyed and angered by this act causing them to want to protest.

Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

The Declaratory Act stated that the British Parliament could make laws in the colonies, the same way they did in Great Britain. This gave Britain a lot of power over the colonies. For the colonies, this meant that they would lose a lot of independence as the colonies themselves.

Townshend Act 1766

Nov 20, 1766

The Townshend Act was another act that placed more taxes on goods. The goods that were affected by this act were glass, lead, paper, and tea. Once again, colonists were not in favor of this act. Colonists began to protest by not using British goods.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston Massacre was a deadly event that resulted from protesting. The laws being placed on colonists were getting out of hand they decided to stop supporting British goods. One day colonists attacked a British store and one thing lead to another, which resulted in gunfire and death.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The Boston Tea Party was yet another protest again British laws on the colonies. Colonists poured massive amounts of tea into the harbor. This made a huge statement to Britain. The colonies showed they were not under the control of British laws.

Intolerable Act

1774

The Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, were placed as a punishment by Great Britain as a response to the Boston Tea Party. This act consisted of 4 different laws. All four of the laws placed more restrictions on what the colonists could do. This sparked more anger in the colonists because they were getting further and further away from independence.

Quartering Act 1774

Jun 2, 1774

The Quartering Act was another act that completely violated the rights of colonists. This act stated that colonists would have to house British soldiers. This invaded the privacy of colonists and many British soldiers took advantage of this act to be rude and disrespectful.

Quebec Act

Jun 22, 1774

The Quebec Act established Quebec as a country that had its own government. This made colonists mad because the British were establishing another territory under its own independence and government, while they were still under the control of Britain.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1965

The Stamp Act stated that most goods the colonists used would need to have a seal, which came with a tax. This was infuriating for the colonists because it was unconstitutional and simply because it would put colonists, businesses, and trade in debt.