American revolution -time line by Aoife McBride

French and Indian war - 1754

amcbride42 — 2024-05-13 12:10:48 UTC

The French and Indian went into war when France had its expansion in Ohio river valley which repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claim with the British colonies.

proclamation Act - 1763

amcbride42 — 2024-05-13 12:18:22 UTC

The proclamation act was created by the British crown by the end of the French and Indian war in north America. It mainly intended to conciliate the native Americans by checking the encroachment of the settlers on their land.

Sugar Act - 1764

amcbride42 — 2024-05-13 12:26:33 UTC

The sugar act cut the duty on foreign molasses from 6 to 3 pence per gallon, retained a high duty on foreign refined sugar and prohibited the importation of all foreign rum.

Stamp act - 1765

amcbride42 — 2024-05-17 09:22:48 UTC

The act required the colonist to pay tax represented by a stamp on various forms of paper, documents and playing cards.

Townshend act - 1767

amcbride42 — 2024-05-17 09:29:53 UTC

New duties were placed on imports of glass, lead, paper and tea to the colonies from Great Britain. The revenue from the duties would be used to pay for the colonial governors and judges.

Boston Massacre - 1770

amcbride42 — 2024-05-17 09:37:26 UTC

The Massacre was when the climax of growing unrest in Boston fueled by the colonist opposition to a series of acts passed by the British parliament.

Tea act - 1773

amcbride42 — 2024-05-17 09:42:46 UTC

The tea act gave the east India company a tax break on their tea. Which made it cheaper than tea that was being smuggled into the colonies from other places.

Boston tea party - 1773

amcbride42 — 2024-05-17 09:48:43 UTC

The demonstrators boarded the ships and threw the chest of tea into the Boston harbour. The British government thought the act was treason and responded harshly.

Intolerable acts - 1774

amcbride42 — 2024-05-17 11:18:21 UTC

The act was series four laws passed by the British parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts bay for the Boston bay tea party.

Battles of Lexington and concord - 1775

amcbride42 — 2024-05-17 11:26:00 UTC

The British marched into Lexington and concord intended to suppress the possibility of rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonist.