1. The Road to Independence 1763-1776By
Mr. Harnell

2. February 10, 1763
Treaty of Paris: Ended the French and Indian War

3. October 7, 1763
Proclamation Line of 1763: King George III prohibited (didn’t let) colonists west of the Appalachian Mtns.

4. April 5, 1764
Sugar Act: England placed a tax on Sugar, Rum, Molasses, etc.

5. March 22,1765
Stamp Act: A tax on all printed material in the Colonies: pamphlets, newspapers, legal documents, playing cards, etc.

6. There were numerous protests and Boycotts:
BOYCOTTS: Refuse to purchase certain goods

7. March 18, 1766
Stamp Act is repealed. (Void)

8. June 29, 1767:
Townshend Act: A tax on glass, lead, paper, paint and tea
“No taxation without representation” Call of the Colonists.

9. March 5, 1770: major turning Point
Boston Massacre: 5 Colonists were shot by the Redcoats in Boston
Link

10. May 10, 1773
Tea Act: The East India Tea Co. was exempted from tax (cheaper tea)

11. December 16, 1773: Turning Point
The Boston Tea Party: A group of Colonists dressed up like Native Americans dump 342 chests of tea into Boston’s Harbor
Link

12. May to June 1774
The Intolerable Acts: punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
Colonists Boycott

13. September 1774 The First Continental Congress meets:
Oppose the Intolerable Acts

14. April 19, 1775
Battles at Lexington and Concorde “Shots Heard Round the World” Link

15. June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston
First Major Battle: British won, but at a high cost

16. July 5, 1775
Olive Branch Petition: an attempt to make peace with King George III
George: No Way!

17. January 9, 1776 “Common Sense” is published by Thomas Paine
Influential pamphlet that says, “let’s fight for independence from England”

18. June 1776 Five people begin work on the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson (33 yrs old) does most of the work

19. July 4, 1776 The Declaration of Independence is signed
John Hancock signs his name large.

20. The Revolutionary War is on!