revolutionary timeline

  • The Albany Congress

    The Albany Congress

    The reasoning for this event was to discuss the plans for war that just began
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The battle was between the French and the British
  • the proclamation of 1763

    the proclamation of 1763

    colonist couldn't travel beyond the app. mountains
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    it was taxes on per a gallon
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    new tax's were imposed on all American colonists
  • The Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory Act

    was a repeal of the stamp act
  • The Townshend Revenue Act

    The Townshend Revenue Act

    this Act imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    the British had instituted new taxes on the American colonies
  • The Gaspee Affair

    The Gaspee Affair

    this was a significant event in the lead up to the American Revolution
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    political protest by the Sons of Liberty
  • Boston Port Act

    Boston Port Act

    was a series of British Laws referred to as the Intolerable Acts