Events That Led To The Declaration Of Independence Timeline

By Gray.Davis
  • Ben Franklin's Join or Die Cartoon

    Ben Franklin's Join or Die Cartoon

    It was to get people to join the war effort during the French and Indian war.
  • The Proclamation Line of 1763

    The Proclamation Line of 1763

    After the French and Indian War the Proclamation line was created which prevented Colonists to go to the land they won in the war.
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    The Quartering act

    British soldiers were allowed to live in colonists home without consent of the homeowner.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    The colonists were throwing rocks at the British soldiers and the British soldiers opened fire upon the colonists.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    The Patriots through 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor which in todays money would cost about 1.7 million dollars.