American History Timeline

The Navigation Acts

Oct 9, 1651

The Navigation Acts (1651, 1660) were acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods

French & Indian war 1754-1763

Jan 1, 1754

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was the North American theater of the worldwide Seven Years' War. The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, as well as Native American allies. At the start of the war, the French North American colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 European settlers, compared to 2 million in the British North American colonies. The outnu

Proclamation act of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America after the end of the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War, in which it forbade all settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains,.

Stamp Act Congress 1765 [no taxation without representation]

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp Act was very unpopular among colonists. A consensus considered it a violation of their rights as Englishmen to be taxed without their consent—consent that only the colonial legislatures could grant. Their slogan was "No taxation without representation." Colonial assemblies sent petitions and protests. The Stamp Act Congress held in New York City, was the first significant joint colonial response to any British measure; it petitioned Parliament and the King. Local protest groups, led by

Stamp Act of 1765

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp Act 1765 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain that imposed a direct tax on the colonies of British America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, playing cards, newspapers and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colon

Townshend acts 1766

Jan 1, 1766

The Townshend Acts were a series of acts passed, beginning in 1767, by the Parliament of Great Britain relating to the British colonies in North America. The acts are named after Charles Townshend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who proposed the programme. Historians vary slightly in which acts they include under the heading "Townshend Acts", but six laws are often mentioned: the Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraini

The Declaratory Act

Mar 18, 1766

was a British Law, passed in mid March by the Parliament of Great Britain
The Declaratory Act was passed the same time as the Stamp Act.
William Pitt, the Elder, British politicians
The Declaratory Act was their response to the repeal of the Stamp Act.
passed by the British parliament to affirm its power to legislate for the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”.

The Boton Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston Massacre was a signal event leading to the Revolutionary War.
"patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers
John Adams and Josiah Quincy II defended the British, Samuel Quincy and Robert Treat Paine were the attorneys for the prosecution, Paul Revere

The Tea ACt

May 10, 1773

passed by Parliament
The Tea Act would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston
Colonists in Philadelphia and New York, British agent
The tea act was a bill designed to save the flatering East india company from bankruptcy by greatly lowering the tea tax.

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

It was one of the key events that was leading to the American Revolutionary War
the Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American Colonists against the British government
Paul Revere, American colonists, British
at the intersection of Congress and Purchase Streets in Boston

The Coercive Acts

Mar 28, 1774

the Coercive acts were a series of four acts established by the british goverment
The British parliment
The coercive acts are names used to describe a series of laws relating to the Britian's colonies in North America, and passed the British parliment.
Tensions escalated over the Coercive Acts and the American Revolutionary War broke out the following year.
The Coercive Acts, passed in response to the Boston Tea Party, sought to punish Massachusetts as a warning to other colonies.

The battles of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war
The Battle of Lexington was a very small fight. You could hardly call it a battle, but it's important because it's where the Revolutionary War started.Neither side expected to actually fight, but in the midst of the confusion a gunshot went off forcing the British to attack. Some of the colonists were killed and the rest fled.
After the Americans fled from Lexington, the British marched to the city of Conc