Timeline to the American Revolution (Electronic)

  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Road to the American Revolution

    Road to the American Revolution
  • Treaty of Paris of 1763

    Treaty of Paris of 1763

    The Treaty of Paris 1763 ended the French and Indian War. (BRITISH)
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    Issued by King George III which did not allow settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains. (BRITISH)
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    A tax placed on all printed materials. (BRITISH)
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act

    Passed by Parliament for the colonies to affirm its' power "in all cases." (BRITISH)
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Multiple acts passed by Parliament related to British Colonies in North America. (BRITISH)
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    A street fight between a "patriot" mob, throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. Several colonists were killed. (BRITISH)
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    A Act passed which was made to reduce the surplus of tea.
    (BRITISH)
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Samuel Adams and the Boston Sons of Liberty dressed up as indians and theow all of the tea on the ship overboard. (COLONISTS)
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Laws to punish the Massachusetts colonists after the Boston Tea Party. (BRITISH)
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress

    A meeting of delegates with 12 of the 13 colonies. (COLONISTS)
  • Midnight Ride: Revere,Cheswell, Dawes

    Midnight Ride: Revere,Cheswell, Dawes

    "The British are coming! The british are coming!" (COLONISTS)
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    The first battle of the Revolutionary War, which was fought in Massachusetts. British troops went to seize the colonists' military supplies as well as arrest revolutionaries. "British are coming!" (BRITISH)
  • 2nd Continental Congress

    2nd Continental Congress

    Convention which was made up of delgates from the Thirteen Colonies. (COLONISTS)