Road to Revolution Historical Timeline

  • French and Indian War

    Sometimes also referred to as the Seven Years' War, this war lasted from 1756 to 1783. This war was also the final Colonial War. The Treaty of Paris helped end this war in 1763. War was between British and French. War strted in Europe, then it started spreading to North America. British wanted to take over the fur trade in the French territory. British soilders fought agaisnt the French soilders and Native Americans (who joined because they didn't wnt British soilders to take over their land)
  • Albany PLan of Union

    This was a proposal by Benjamin Franklin during the Albany Congress. This planned called for the means to reform colonial-imperial relations, and to more effectively address shared colonial interests. In conclusion, this proposal was to form a strong union of the colonies under one single governement.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    issued October 7, 1763, by King George III following Great Britain's acquisition of French territory in North America following the end of the French and Indian Wars with the Peace of Paris which concluded the Seven Years' War in Europe and the French Indian War in America.
  • Sugar Act

    A Parliament passed called the Sugar and Molasses Act(1773). This act set a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies during the reign of King George III during the ministy of George Grenville.
  • Stamp Act

    act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.