Pre-Revolutionary War Timeline (1763-1775)
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| 1750 – | “No Taxation without Representation” was a phrase used by Rev Jonathan Mayhew. |
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| 1754 – | Albany Plan of Union is proposed by Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress. |
| 1763 – | Feb 10. France, Britain, and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris with Portugal. |
| Apr. Pontiac’s Rebellion begins in the Great Lakes region. | |
| Oct 7. Royal Proclamation of 1763 is issued by King George III. | |
| 1764 – | Jan. Paxton Boys march into Philadelphia. |
| Apr 5. Sugar Act is passed by the British parliament. | |
| Sep 1. Currency Act is used by parliament to regulate paper monies in the colonies. | |
| 1765 – | Mar 22. British parliament imposed the Stamp Act 1765 to collect tax from the colonists. |
| Mar 24. Quartering Act passed by parliament to provide living quarters for its soldiers. | |
| May 29. Patrick Henry delivers a speech during the Virginia Resolves meeting. | |
| May 30. The Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions is passed. | |
| Aug. Sons of Liberty was established by Samuel Adams. | |
| Oct 7. Stamp Act Congress devises a protest against British Taxation. | |
| 1766 – | Mar 18. Declaratory Act was issued by the parliament of England. |
| 1767 – | Jun 29. Laws passed by British parliament affecting the colonies are referred to as the Townshend Acts. |
| 1770 – | Mar 5. Boston Massacre leads to British soldiers killing five civilians. |
| 1772 – | Jun 9. One of the turning points that led to the Revolution included the events of the Gaspée Affair. |
| 1773 – | Committees of Correspondence were used by leaders of the Colonies before the American Revolution. |
| May 10. Intent of The Tea Act was to help British East India Company. | |
| Dec 16. Colonist’s reaction against British government leads to the Boston Tea Party. | |
| 1774 – | Mar 31. Intolerable Acts are laws passed by British parliament seen by colonists as coercive. |
| Jun 22. Quebec Act was used to govern the Province of Quebec. | |
| Sep 1. Removal of gunpowder by British soldiers leads to the Powder Alarm. | |
| Sep 5. First Continental Congress brought delegates of the 12 colonies together. | |
| Oct 14. Declaration and Resolves is agreed upon by the First Continental Congress. | |
| Oct 10. Virginia militia and members of the Shawnee and Mingo tribes engage in the Battle of Point Pleasant. | |
| Oct 20. The Continental Association is an act by the Colonies that prohibited trade with Great Britain. | |
| Oct. Declaration of Rights and Grievances of 1774 was issued by the first Continental Congress. | |
| Oct 24. Joseph Galloway and his plan is rejected during the First Continental Congress. | |
| 1775 – | Mar 23. “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” speech given by Patrick Henry. |