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Revolution Timeline

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    This treaty ended a seven years war between France and Great Britain.
  • Proclamation Act

    The proclamation act was a proclamation, used to keep the Indians from becoming discontent or angry because of intruders on their land.
  • The Sugar Act

    The colony is required to pay a tax for importing sugar or molasses.
  • Quartering Act

    This act forced the colonist to house British soldiers.
  • Stamp Act

    This was an act passed by the parliament of Britain. This put a tax on every piece of paper the colonies printed out.
  • Stamp Act Congress

    This was a meeting held by the Americans In New York City. It was the first meeting that had elected representatives.
  • Declaration of Rights and Grievances

    This was a written document by the stamp act congress. It states that taxes forced on British colonist were unconstitutional.
  • Stamp Act Repealed

    The Stamp Act was repealed by Parliament.
  • Declaratory Act

    This was an act that stated the British taxing authority is the same in America as it is in Britain.
  • The Townshend Act

    This was a series of acts passed by the British to the Colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    This was the killing of five colonists by British soldiers.
  • Tea Act

    This act raised revenue from the colony and also helped out East India, which was important to the British.
  • Boston Tea Party

    The colony dumped 342 chests of tea overboard. This was a protest against taxation.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    This was a Law passed by the British to punish the Americans because of the Boston Tea Party.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    This was a meeting between twelve of the colonies in Philadelphia.
    This meeting was from September 5th to October 26th.
  • Lexington and Concord

    This is the battle that started the American Revolutionary War. British soldiers marched to concord when Paul Revere alarmed the colony of the British.
  • Bunker Hill

    The battle of the bunker hills was fought in Massachusetts. The American lost the battle to the British.
  • Appeal to Reason Rejected

    A petition written by John Dickinson to show that the colony was unhappy with their policies.
  • Common Sense

    This is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine suggesting and supporting independence from Britain.
  • Declaration of Independence

    This was a written document by Thomas Jefferson who declared independence from Great Britain.