-
Plan to Create a unified government for the thirteen colonies, suggested by Ben Franklin.
-
It pitted the colonies of British American against those of New France.
-
the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands
-
Parliament passes the Quartering Act, outlining the locations and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies.
-
An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
-
An Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act 1765.
-
Placed an indirect tax on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea, resistance led to Boston Massacre.
-
An incident in which British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under attack by a mob.
-
A political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts.
-
The taxation of the tea infurated colonists and led to the boston tea party, which in turn led to the revolutionary war.
-
A meeting of delegates from twelve of the Thirteen Colonies who met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
-
A series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament after the Boston Tea Party.
-
First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
-
Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain
-
A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies, managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence.
-
A pamphlet advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
-
A 12-by-18 foot oil-on-canvas painting by American John Trumbell depicting the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of Independence to Congress.
-
The original constitution of the US.
-
Signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War.
Looking for a timeline maker?
Create timelines for projects, roadmaps, history, lessons, legal cases, and stories with Timetoast. Timetoast is a timeline maker for work, school, research, and stories.