Question

steps toward revolution timeline: create a timeline by providing the most specific date possible. provide a brief identification for each that provides the significance for each in regard to contributing to the growing independence movement, ca. 1763 - 1775
-english bill of rights (1689)
-patrick henrys \give me liberty or give me death\ - (1775)
-stamp act congress (10/1765)
-boston massacre (1770)
-committee of correspondence (1764 - 11/1772)
-first continental congress (9 - 10/1774)
-suffolk resolves (9/1774)
-second continental congress (5/1775 - 3/1781)
-olive branch petition (7/5/1775)
-thomas paines, common sense (1776)
-boston tea party (1773)
-\shot heard round the world\ (1775)
-proclamation line (1763)
-sugar act (1764)
-stamp act (10/1765)
-quartering act (5/1765)
-townshend acts (1767)
-tea act (1773)
-coercive (intolerable) acts (1774)
-quebec act (1774)
*due at end of class on monday.
**best submission from each class.

Explanation:

The task is to create a timeline for events contributing to the American independence movement between approximately 1763 - 1775. Each event needs to be dated as specifically as possible and have a brief identification of its significance to the independence movement. For example, the Stamp Act (10/1765) was a tax on printed materials that angered the colonists and increased calls for independence due to 'taxation without representation'.

Answer:

A timeline would list events in chronological order with dates and brief significance statements. For instance:

• Proclamation Line (1763): Restricted colonial westward expansion, causing discontent.
• Sugar Act (1764): New taxes on sugar and molasses, fueling anti - British sentiment.
• Quartering Act (5/1765): Required colonists to house British troops, increasing tensions.
• Stamp Act (10/1765): Tax on printed goods led to boycotts and protests.
• Stamp Act Congress (10/1765): Colonists united to oppose the Stamp Act.
• Townshend Acts (1767): Taxes on imported goods, further straining relations.
• Boston Massacre (1770): British soldiers firing on colonists, a rallying point for independence.
• Committee of Correspondence (1764 - 11/1772): Helped colonies communicate and organize against British policies.
• Tea Act (1773): Led to the Boston Tea Party as colonists protested tea taxes.
• Boston Tea Party (1773): Colonists dumped British tea into the harbor, a bold act of defiance.
• Coercive (Intolerable) Acts (1774): Punitive measures by Britain that united the colonies.
• Quebec Act (1774): Extended Quebec's territory and rights, seen as a threat by colonists.
• First Continental Congress (9 - 10/1774): Colonies met to discuss response to British actions.
• Suffolk Resolves (9/1774): Called for resistance against British rule.
• "Shot Heard Round the World" (1775): Marked the start of armed conflict at Lexington and Concord.
• Olive Branch Petition (7/5/1775): Last - ditch effort for peace, rejected by Britain.
• Second Continental Congress (5/1775 - 3/1781): Governed the colonies during the war for independence.
• Thomas Paine's Common Sense (1776): Influential pamphlet advocating for independence.