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Road To Revolution Timeline

  • Two Treatises on Government - John Locke

    Two Treatises on Government - John Locke

    John Locke published the two treatises on Government about natural rights.
  • British settlers move into the Ohio River valley

    British settlers move into the Ohio River valley

    British settlers move into the Ohio River valley.
  • The Spirit of the Laws - Montesquieu

    The Spirit of the Laws - Montesquieu

    Baron De Montesquieu wrote about the law and the social life in: The Spirit of the Laws.
  • Albany Plan of Union

    Albany Plan of Union

    Benjamin Franklin formed a unit of colonies to work together.
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    French & Indian War

    The French and Indians teamed up to defeat the British. Britian won.
  • General Braddock's Defeat

    General Braddock's Defeat

    General Braddock was defeated in the French and Indian War.
  • Attack on Quebec

    Attack on Quebec

    Benedict Arnold attacked Quebec.
  • Proclamtion of 1763

    Proclamtion of 1763

    King George III issued proclamtion to stabalize trade and land purchases.
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    Pontiac's War

    Native Americans attack a bunch of British forts.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act were taxes on sugar and molasses.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was taxes to buy stamps to put on everything.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    This was a series of laws that passed.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The British Army's soldiers killed five civillian men.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    This was an act of the Parliament of great Britian.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Protesters dumped a whole bunch of tea into a harbor to veto taxes.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    These were four harsh laws that the colonists hated.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    The British attack colonial forces on top of Bunker Hill.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    This was written in an attempt to avoid a full-blown war.
  • Battle at Lexington

    Battle at Lexington

    This was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary war.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    This was a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    This was the signed document of our freedom!