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Colonial Timeline: Road to Independence

Explore the key events leading to the Declaration of Independence with this color-coded timeline, detailing British policies and colonial responses from the Proclamation of 1763 to the Declaration of Independence in 1776. From the Proclamation Act of 1763 to the Boston Tea Party and beyond, uncover the pivotal moments that shaped America's fight for independence. Engage with historical context and significance for a comprehensive understanding of this revolutionary period in American history.

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Colonial Timeline: Road to Independence

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  1. Agenda • Stamp Map and Timeline • Go over Timeline • Color code your timeline • One color for British policies • One color for Colonial responses • Add any pertinent info

  2. Timeline: Proclamation of 1763-Declaration of Independence • Proclamation Act of 1763 • Passed to halt westward expansion and further wars with the Native Americans • Sugar Act – 1764 • Britain needed $$ from the colonies • Raised taxes on sugar/molasses imports • New taxes on other products – wine, coffee, silk • Quartering Act – 1765 • Colonists obligated to provide shelter for soldiers

  3. Timeline continued… • Stamp Act- 1764 • First direct tax (not import/export). Tax placed on most printed materials • Stamp Act Congress – Oct. 1765 • Published Declaration of Rights and Grievances. “No taxation without representation.” • Repealing of Stamp Act – 1766 • Pressure from merchants who lost business due to boycott forces Britain to repeal.

  4. Timeline continued… • Townshend Acts – 1767 • New custom duties (taxes) on glass, lead, paper, paint & tea imported into colonies. • Customs officers have power to arrest smugglers • Boston Massacre – March 5, 1770 • Colonists angry over taxes taunted soldiers. Struggle ensued, shots fired, 5 colonists killed • Tea Act - May 1773 • Financially helped British East India Company

  5. Timeline continued… • Boston Tea Party – 1773 • Colonists opposed to Tea Act dumped tea in protest • Coercive Acts – spring 1774 • Punishment for Tea Party including 2000 troops in Boston, shut down Port of Boston • Quebec Act – 1774 • Extended Quebec’s territory. • If colonists moved west – no elected assembly

  6. Timeline continued… • 1st Continental Congress – Sept. 5, 1774 • Group of delegates got together and decided to boycott British goods • Battles at Lexington & Concord – May 1775 • British General decided to seize Patriots’ storage of arms and ammunition. Minutemen were waiting and fought British. Managed eventually to surround Boston with British inside

  7. Timeline continued… • 2nd Continental Congress – May 1775 • Delegates adopt Patriot Militia & G.W. becomes Commander in Chief of Army • Olive Branch Petition – July 1775 • Colonists sent letter claiming loyalty to the Crown and asking for a peaceful resolution to grievances. • King rejected the petition and called the colonists “enemies”

  8. Timeline continued… • Declaration of Independence – July 4, 1776 • Drafted to dissolve ties with England • Colonies now proclaimed themselves United States of America • American Revolution formally begins…

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