Development of America

By SammyD13

  • French and Indian War ends

  • Proclamation Line

    The Proclamation Line was drawn by King George III, and separated land that colonists could settle in and land that they couldn't.

  • Stamp Act

    Parliament passes the Stamp Act, which requires North American colonists to pay British taxes on paper goods.

  • Declaratory Act

    The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act but it creates the Declaratory Act, which says that Parliament can tax the colonists.

  • Townshend Duties

    The Townshend Duties created a tax on imports of tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint

  • Boston Massacre

    British forces open fire into a crowd of Bostonians, which resulted in 5 casualties.

  • Repealing of Townshend Duties

    The British Parliament repeals the Townshend Duties, but it kept the tax on tea.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Patriots storm British ships and dump tea into the Boston Harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.

  • Intolerable Acts

    An act passed by the British to serve as a punishment for the Boston Tea Party. It prohibited ships from loading and unloading in the harbor until Boston pays for the damages.

  • First Battles of Revolutionary War

    The first battles of the American Revolution take place at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.

  • Declaration of Independence

    The Second Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence