Pre-Revolutionary War Timeline LEQ: When is it necessary for citizens to rebel against their government?

1754-1763: The French and Indian War French and Indians vs. Colonists British Colonists win and expand empire

1763: The Proclamation of 1763 “Line” along the Appalachian Mountains Meant to keep colonists and Indians from fighting, but only made the colonists upset

1765: The Stamp Act England wanted colonists to pay off war debt Law required colonists to buy a stamp for every paper item

1765: The Quartering Act Colonists must provide British troops with housing and personal supplies The Colonists had to pay for these services

1767: The Townshend Acts Placed a tax on items imported from Great Britain; like glass, paint, paper, and tea Colonists began to boycott British goods

1770: Repeal of the Townshend Acts Ended Acts because British merchants were losing so much money during the boycott Tax on tea remained “I am clear that there must always be one tax to keep up the right, and, as such, I approve the Tea Duty.” -King George III

1770: The Boston “Massacre” Fight broke out between soldiers and colonists in Boston, five Bostonians are killed Event was used to increase anti-British feeling

1773: The Tea Act British Tea Company was given complete control over sales in the colonies Colonists were worried about this type of monopoly

1773: Boston Tea Party Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded three British ships They dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the sea to rebel against the Tea Act

1774: The Intolerable Acts Designed to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party Closed Boston Harbor, gov’t was under full British control, more troops sent to Boston

1774: First Continental Congress Leaders from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia They agreed to send a respectful message to King George III, asking him to recognize their rights

1775: Lexington and Concord First shots of the Revolutionary War Showed that the colonists would not only fight for their rights, but were willing to die for them