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Turning Point Timeline--American Revolution

  • French And Indian War

    French And Indian War

    The war between the British and France. Britain won the war
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    Britain forced a proclamation on the colonies that made it so the colonists couldn't go west from the appellation mountains
  • Sugar Act Of 1764

    Sugar Act Of 1764

    Britain put a tax on all sugar like products
  • Stamp act of 1765

    Stamp act of 1765

    Britain put a tax on papered goods, dice and playing card and used a stamp to show it
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    Red coats fired at unarmed colonists and five died first being Crispus Attucks. Because colonists were rioting and made them nervous
  • The Tea Act Of 1773

    The Tea Act Of 1773

    Britain enforced a tax on tea products
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    Colonists dressed up as Indians and jumped on one of the kings ships and dumped all the tea off into the Boston harbor
  • Turning point Boston Massacre

    Turning point Boston Massacre

    This is the turning point because this was the first major event in the timeline because this was the first time unarmed colonists died by a armed red coat. These were the first causalities of the revolution. This was the turning point because after this the colonists didn't feel safe because they were scared about being killed but wanted justice for the people who died
  • The Intolerable Acts of 1774

    The Intolerable Acts of 1774

    Britain forced the intolerable acts on the colonists because of the Boston tea party. This made it so they could only buy from on resource and they closed down the Boston harbor
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    The first battle of the American revolution where the first shot was fired which was called "The shot heard around the world"
  • The Olive Branch Petition

    The Olive Branch Petition

    The colonists didn't want to fight with Britain anymore so they wanted so sign the Olive Branch Petition which was a peace treaty but Britain declined