Time Line

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war
    It caused tension because England began taxing the colonists which upset the colonists because they didn’t have any representation.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    It caused tension because it restricted the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian mountains.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    It caused tension because it was the first ever tax the British put on the colonists and it made sugar more expensive.
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act
    It caused tension because it made it to where any legal document must have a stamp.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    It caused tension because the British shot and killed 5 colonists.
  • Tea act

    Tea act
    It caused tension because the colonists were forced to buy tea from the East India Trading Company.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    It caused tension because the colonists dumped 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    It caused tension because the british gov’t shut down the Boston harbor and replaced local governments with loyal king’s men.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    It caused tension because the whole battle is what started the American revolution.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition
    It caused tension because the whole battle is what started the American revolution.