My first timeline

By nehlinger
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    Revolutionary War

  • The French and Indian War

    • lasted 7 years

  • The Stamp Act

    -The Stamp Act is passed
    -- British attempt to cover the costs of the French and Indian War and the stationing of troops in America led to, "No taxation without representation."

  • Townshend Acts

    -Parliament enacts the Townshend Acts, a series of taxes to replace the Stamp Act.

  • Boston Massacre

    • 6 people were killed in the massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    -Caused by the Tea Act, passed by British Parliament on May 10, 1773
    - reduced taxes and removed all duties on the exportation of East India Compant Tea.

  • Tne Intolerable Acts

    • In repsonse to the Boston Tea Party
    • wanted to punish colonists

  • First Continental Congress

    • group of people who got together to discuss different options concerning the British.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    • Massachusetts
    • Kicked off the American revolution

  • Beginning of Revolutionary war

  • Second Continental Congress

    • Remain the government of the colonies until after the Revolutionary War

  • The Stamp Act Repealed

    -Parliament votes to repeal the Stamp Act, which had aroused rebellion in both Britain and America.