Prelude To The American Revolution Timeline

By MarshmallowKing

  • End of The French and Indian War

    End of The French and Indian War
    By the Treaty of Paris 1763, Britain was victorious over France and gained their Canadian territory.

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    Issed by King George III to prevent settlers from living across the Appalachian Mountans, as that was Native American land. (They did anyways)

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    A revenue raising act passed by Parliament; angered merchants and people it affected.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    Imposed tax on legal documents, newspapers, etc. First direct tax on American Colonists and is widely resisted.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    A fight in which British soldiers killed five colonists, displaying the growing resentment between the two sides.

  • Committees of Correspondence Established

    Committees of Correspondence Established
    (Established Spring of 1772; March 1st might not be the exact date)
    Formed to keep the colonies notified of the resistance of the Stamp Act.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Political protest by the Sons of Liberty in which boycotters threw tea from Britain in the ocean as an act against "taxation without representation."

  • The Boston Port Act

    The Boston Port Act
    Discontinuing the landing or shipping or discharging goods, wares, and merchandise, the first of the Intolderable Acts, which were passed by the British to reprimand the Colonies.

  • Massachusetts Government Act

    Massachusetts Government Act
    (Another one of the Intolerable Acts)
    An Act to regular Massachusetts, which was a highly prominent city at the time.

  • The Administration of Justice Act

    The Administration of Justice Act
    Made British officials immune to criminal prosecution on Massachusetts.
    (Part of the Intolerable Acts)

  • The Quebec Act

    The Quebec Act
    Extended freedom of worship of Catholics in Canada, angering a bunch of Protestants, also restoring the French Civil Law.

  • War Breaks Out

    War Breaks Out
    First shots are fired at the battles of Lexington and Concord.

  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    Forced the colonists to allow soldiers to live in their homes, if there weren't enough space in barracks.
    (Also one of the Intererable Acts or Coercive Acts)

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    Inexperienced colonial soldiers hold off experienced British soldiers at Breed's Hill; although they were forced to retreat, it showed the Patriots weren't intimidated by the British.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    A statement adopted by the Continental Congress, the thirteen colonies unanimously and "officially" regarding themselves as seperate from Britain.