Road to Revolution Timeline

  • The French and Indian war

    The French and Indian war
    The French and Indian war was between the French and the British
  • The proclamation of 1763

    The proclamation of 1763
    after the war colonist began to move west
  • The sugar act

    The sugar act
    Great Britain had to pay for the French and Indian war so they made the sugar act so they made high taxes for buying sugar
  • The stamp act 1766

    The stamp act 1766
    This was a direct tax on the colonies where it cost extra to print
  • Townshead acts of 1767

    Townshead acts of 1767
    A series of British acts Like the sugar act and the stamp act
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was a massacre where British soldiers shot several people
  • The tea act

    The tea act
    A British act were they taxed for tea
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was were citizens on Boston protested about the tax on tea and threw tea into the ocean
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The intolerable Acts were made to punish Boston for the tea party
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    A meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies