Revolution Timeline

  • Proclamtion of 1763

    Proclamtion of 1763
    The proclamation of 1763 made it illegal for colonists to travl west of the Appalachains. This made many colonists mad and some simple went west any ways.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    The sugar act put a tax of sugar and sugar products which crippled many colonists.
  • The Quartering Act of 1765

    The Quartering Act of 1765
    The quatering act forced colonists to house soliders in their houses which angered many colonists and also made the secret meetings of colonists near impossible.
  • The Stamp Act Congress

    The Stamp Act Congress
    Continued until the 25th It put a tax on all offical documents.
  • The Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory Act
    Part of the stamp act it weakened the sugar act but strengthed the stamp act.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was where protesting colonists were shoot in the streets after they were yelling and throwing snowballs and rocks at the soliders. This was used to light the fire of the revolution.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    The tea act put a extremely high tax on tea and made the colonists hate Britain more.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    This event was where the colonists revolted against Britain by dumping tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • Rides of Paul Revere

    Rides of Paul Revere
    Paul Revere's ride was when he warned the colonists that the British were coming.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense
    Thomas Paine author and he helped spread the idea of revolution throughout the colonies.