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American Revolution Timeline

American Revolution Timeline. Navigation Act (law). 1660’s. This law limited the colonies to trade only with England . It was often ignored and not enforced. (leads to smuggling). American Revolution Timeline. The Enlightenment. 1690’s. Philosopher John Locke says

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American Revolution Timeline

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  1. American Revolution Timeline Navigation Act (law) 1660’s This law limitedthe colonies to trade only with England. It was often ignored and not enforced. (leads to smuggling)

  2. American Revolution Timeline The Enlightenment 1690’s Philosopher John Locke says that life, liberty and property are natural rights that cannot be taken away by government.

  3. American Revolution Timeline Salutary Neglect 1700’s The period of time when England was too busy and seldom enforced its rules on the Colonies.

  4. American Revolution Timeline Great Awakening 1740’s Religious revival in the colonies that encouraged colonists to question authority and think for themselves.

  5. American Revolution Timeline Seven Years War 1754 The war between England & the colonists versus the French and Indians. Winning leaves England with a huge debt.

  6. American Revolution Timeline Proclamation of 1763 1763 King George III tells the colonists they cannot move west after winning the Seven Years War

  7. American Revolution Timeline Stamp Act 1765 King George & Parliament pass a tax on the colonies (paper, cards, & dice). They say, “No taxation, without representation.”

  8. American Revolution Timeline Townshend Act 1767 Parliament adds a tax on glass, paint, lead, and tea. The colonists boycott and form the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty.

  9. American Revolution Timeline Boston Massacre 1770 Five colonists are killed by British soldiers. They were protesting the tax collectors and searches of their homes.

  10. American Revolution Timeline Tea Act / Boston Tea Party 1773 The colonists protest the selling of tea that hurts American merchants. They throw the English tea into Boston Harbor.

  11. American Revolution Timeline Intolerable Acts 1774 King George III punishes the colony of Massachusetts. He closes the port , restricts meetings, and allows soldiers to live in the colonists homes.

  12. American Revolution Timeline Lexington & Concord 1775 The first fight between the Minutemen and the Red Coats . Paul Revere warns, “The British are coming!”

  13. American Revolution Timeline Declaration of Independence 1776 At the Second Continental Congress, Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration which separates the colonies from England. It is signed, July 4, 1776.

  14. American Revolution Timeline Battle of Saratoga 1778 The Americans win this Battle in New York which convinces France to join their side. It is the turning point of the war.

  15. American Revolution Timeline Yorktown 1781 The location in Virginia where British General Cornwallis is surrounded by George Washington’s army and is forced to Surrender. This ends the American Revolution.

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