road to revolution

french and indian war

1754

it was a war that provited great briten enormous territorial gains in North America

The Proclamation of 1763

1763

The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a British-produced boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains

The Sugar Act

1764

British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch West Indies and at providing increased revenues to fund enlarged British Empire responsibilities following the French and Indian

Stamp Act of 1766

Mar 18, 1766

The Act was repealed on 18 March 1766 as a matter of expedience, but Parliament affirmed its power to legislate for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever" by also passing the Declaratory Act.

Townshend Acts of 1767

1767

The Townshend Acts were a series of measures, passed by the British Parliament in 1767, that taxed goods imported to the American colonies.

The Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770, on King Street in Boston. It began as a street brawl between American

Tea Act

1773

In an effort to save the troubled enterprise, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act in 1773. The act granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

he Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts.

1st Continental Congress

1774

The First Continental Congress, which was comprised of delegates from the colonies, met in 1774 in reaction to the Coercive Acts.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 31, 1774

The Intolerable Acts (passed/Royal assent March 31–June 22, 1774) were punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.