Timeline
Imperial Crisis: 1763-1775
A timeline of the imperial disputes and colonial resistance that pushed Britain and the colonies toward war.
23 events spanning 1763-1775
Proclamation of 1763 bans colonial settlement west of Appalachians
Proclamation of 1763 bans colonial settlement west of Appalachians
View event pageTreaty of Paris ends French and Indian War
Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War; Britain gains vast territory
View event pageQuartering Act requires colonists to house British troops
Quartering Act requires colonists to house British troops
View event pageStamp Act Congress meets
Stamp Act Congress meets; declares "no taxation without representation."
View event pageStamp Act imposes direct tax on printed materials
Stamp Act imposes direct tax on printed materials
View event pageStamp Act repealed
Stamp Act repealed; Declaratory Act asserts Parliament's authority
View event pageTownshend Acts tax imports (glass
Townshend Acts tax imports (glass, lead, paper, tea)
View event pageTownshend Acts partially repealed (tea tax remains)
Townshend Acts partially repealed (tea tax remains)
View event pageCommittees of Correspondence form for intercolonial communication
Committees of Correspondence form for intercolonial communication
View event pageTea Act grants East India Company monopoly
Tea Act grants East India Company monopoly
View event pageFirst Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
View event pageIntolerable (Coercive) Acts punish Massachusetts
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts punish Massachusetts
View event pageGeorge Washington appointed commander of Continental Army
George Washington appointed commander of Continental Army
View event pagePatrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
View event pageBattles of Lexington and Concord
Battles of Lexington and Concord: "Shot heard round the world."
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