American Revolution Timeline

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  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    The Treaty of Paris was an act of parliament to reduce massive amount of tea to help struggling companies survive.

  • Proclamation Act

    King George III did not allow colonial settlers to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.

  • Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act was also known as the American Revenue Act. It was an act passed by British Parliament to rise revenue.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act required American colonist to pay taxes. They had to pay taxes on items such as printed paper like news paper and important documents.

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act was an act to give troops a place to stay in.

  • Stamp Act Congress

    The Stamp Act Congress was also known as the First Congress. It was a meeting held for American colonies in New York.

  • Stamp Act Repeal

    The Stamp Act Repeal was an act to repeal the Stamp Act.

  • Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory Act repeals the Stamp Act and Sugar Act.

  • Townshend Act

    The Townshend Act was named after a man named Charles Townshend.

  • Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre is when five people were by the British.

  • Committee Correspondence

    The Committee Correspondence is when the thirteen colonies united together because they disagreed with the British policy.

  • Tea Act

    The Tea Act is when they pour tea into the river

  • Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest started by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. They threw tea into the river.

  • Intolerable Act

    The Intolerable Act was made to punish Massachusetts colonists for throwing away large amount of tea.

  • 1st Continental Congress

    The 1st Continental Congress was held in response to the Intolerable Act.

  • Declaration of Rights and Grievances

    The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was brought up by a man named John Dickinson. It opposed the Stamp Act and stated who had a right to tax the citizens.

  • Lexington and Concord

    There was a big tension between the 13 colonies and British authorities.

  • Bunker Hill

    A battle led by Colonel William Prescott, Colonel John Stark and General Israel Putnam. One of the famous lines were "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!"

  • Appeal to Reason Rejected (aka:Olive Branch Petition)

    The Olive Branch Petition was a written letter to King George III as the last attempt to avoid war with Britain.

  • Common Sense

    Common Sense was a book written by Thomas Paine. It was one of the first works that openly asked for Independence.

  • Declaration of Independence

    A written document to be independent from England.