Pre-Revolution Timeline

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  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    The Parliament passed the Stamp Act which required the colonists to pay tax on paper, documents, and playing cards.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    The Townshend Acts were passed by the British Parliament which had taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was an event during the 1700s in which British soldiers killed five colonists in Boston.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was an event in which colonists protested against British taxes in which Bostonian protestors dumped tea into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts were the American name for the Coercive Acts, which Parliament passed in 1774 to control the colonies.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was a group of delegates representing all the American colonies, except Georgia, that met in 1774.