Meka, Steph, and Marselis Revolutionary War Timeline

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  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    It was the last war when Washington's troops surrendered to a troop of Frenchmen.
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    They wanted the colonies to tax themselves for their defense, but decided not to.
  • George III Takes Throne

    George III Takes Throne

    King George succeded his father.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    Colonists had to provide food and living quarters for British soldiers.
  • Stamp Act Congress

    Stamp Act Congress

    They resolved that only their own elcted representatives had the legal authority to vote.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Stamps were required to be placed on most printing papers in colonies.
  • Townshed Acts

    Townshed Acts

    New duties were to be collected on colonial imports like tea, glass, and paper.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The killing of five people by guards who were protecting Boston's sons of liberty.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The colonists refused to buy Boston tea because of high prices, so came the dumping of the tea in the harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The colonists were outragraged by these various acts.
  • Quebec Act

    Quebec Act

    Canadian lands were organized that were gained by France.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    They wanted to protest parliamentary intrusions on their rights and restore their relationship with the crowd that had existed before the French and Indian War.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    One group wanted independence and the other group wanted to resolve conflict.
  • Artcles of Confederation

    Artcles of Confederation

    The first constituition of the United States and modified Dickinson's plan to protect the powers of individual states.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    This declared all of the colonies to be independent.