Chapter 5 timeline

By Luis Aranda

  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763 sought to halt the westward expansion of the colonists

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act placed taxes on certain imports that had not been taxed before

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act impossed a tax on doccuments and printed items

  • Resistance Grows

    Colonists formed a secret resistance group called "The Sons of Liberty" to protest the laws

  • Stamp Act Protests Begins

    During the protests the Sons of Liberty led over 40 protests up and down the colonial cost line

  • Stamp Act Protests Ends

    During the protests the Sons of Liberty led over 40 protests up and down the colonial cost line

  • The Townshend Acts

    The Act taxed items and goods brought into the colonies from Brtain

  • The Boston Massacare

    A mob taunted British soldiers causing the death of 5 people

  • The Boston Tea Party

    Colonists dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into The Boston Harbor

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Colonists had declared their independence