Revolutionary Boston

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
07/03/1754	French and Indian War	The French and Indian War (1754 - 1763), also known as the Seven Years War between France and Britain, had led to Great Britain gain control over North America.
10/07/1763	The Proclamation of 1763	This was a declaration of the boundary of the 13 colonies. It banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, to avoid conflicts with the Native Americans, and also Britain did not want to lose any more money. This angered many colonists, because quite a few of them had already bought land there.
04/05/1764	The Sugar Act	Taxes were raised on molasses, The British did not wish for the colonists to smuggle sugar and wanted them to purchase from only Britain because of their loss of money in the war.
03/22/1765	The Stamp Act	It was required for the colonists to purchase special stamps for legal documents, license, newspaper, pamphlets, and almanacs.
03/18/1766	The Declaratory Act	When the parliament decided to repeal the stamp act, on the same day they issued the declaratory act on the colonies to make the laws more secure to make the Parliament have all rights.
06/29/1767	The Townshend Revenue Act	Unlike the Stamp Act, which was a direct tax, the Townshend Duties were an indirect tax on imported goods. This had also put on a three penny tax on tea, which was a very popular beverage.
03/05/1770	The Boston Massacre	The Massacre was a pre-Revolutionary incident growing out of anger against the British troops sent to Boston to maintain order and to enforce the acts. The troops, constantly tormented by irresponsible gangs, finally on Mar. 5, 1770, fired into a rioting crowd and killed five men: three on the spot, two of wounds later.
05/10/1773	The Tea Act	It launched the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston. The act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, and in fact imposed no new taxes. It was designed to prop up the East India Company which was floundering financially and burdened with eighteen million pounds of unsold tea.
12/16/1773	Boston Tea Party	The British government was determined to prevent the British East India Company from going out of business. It was going to force the colonists to buy their tea. As their refusal to cooperate,They boarded three British ships, and dumped forty-five tons of tea into the Boston Harbor.
07/04/1776	Declaration of Independence is signed
Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
01/21/1754 to 07/18/1776	Revolutionary Boston	Revolution is key phrase as to how things became what they were today. In this interactive timeline, you will see the major events as to how the United States came to be.