Road to Revolution Timeline Puzzle - “ACT 1”
Directions: Use the clues to add dates to the puzzle cards. Cut and paste the
cards on construction paper in relative, chronological order. Fill-in blanks.
1. 16_________ - The Glorious Revolution in England - King James is overthrown and replaced with
William III and a parliamentary democracy. The colonial assemblies get the power to determine
their own tax laws.
The Quartering
Act
Date
Hated Townshend
Acts Are Repealed!
Date
The Stamp Act
Congress
Date
The Sugar Act
Date
2. 17______ - 1763 The French and Indian War - Great Britain defeats France and their ally Spain.
Britain gets Florida, Canada, the Ohio Valley and all French lands east of the Mississippi. To repay
Spain for it’s losses, France has to transfer control of the Louisiana Territory (including New Orleans)
to Spain. BUT, the was was expensive and Britain’s National Debt goes from 72 million pounds
before the war to 132 million at its end.
3. 17________ Pontiac’s Rebellion - An Ottawa chief leads a coalition of Native Americans in attacks
against British forts on the western frontier. Pontiac ends the fighting when he hears about the Treaty
of Paris, BUT the rebellion leads the British to close western lands to settlement. England can not
afford another costly war in NA.
4. 17______ The Proclamation of 1763 - King George III issues an order forbidding the colonists from
settling west of the Appalachian Mts., and sends British troops to western forts to enforce the order. At
the moment, England can’t afford another costly war in North America. BUT, the colonists are
furious! Why had they fought the French and Indian War? Wasn’t the war about gaining control of
the Ohio Valley for settlement?
5. 17_____ The Sugar Act - The British Parliament (the British Legislature) passes a tax on molasses
and sugar to try to pay down their National Debt. The colonists refuse to pay it.
6. 17______ The Quartering Act - Parliament passes a law forcing colonists to house and feed British
soldiers in their area in the colonists’ homes. The colonists do NOT like this.
British Troops
Massacre 5
Bostonians!
Date
The Glorious
Revolution
Date
Declaratory Act
Parliament is still in
Charge!
The Townshend Act
- Boycott Time!
7. 17______ The Stamp Act - Parliament passes a law taxing colonists on everyday items such as
newspapers, playing cards, and legal documents. The tax affects everyone and violates the colonists’
right to have a say in how they are taxed. The colonists did not have elected representatives in
Parliament. A group called the Sons of Liberty form to protest. No taxation without representation!
Date
Date
8. 17________ The Stamp Act Congress - Delegates from 9 colonies meet in NYC to send a respectful
petition to King George to repeal the Stamp Act. The colonies are starting to band together and act in
their common interest against Great Britain.
9. 17________ The Declaratory Act - British merchants pressure Parliament into repealing the Stamp
Act since it is hurting business with the colonies, BUT Parliament still asserts their right to directly
rule and tax the colonists.
10. 1767 The Townshend Act - Parliament passes an import tax on paint, glass, lead, paper and tea to
pay British colonial officials. The law also allowed the officials to obtain w________________ of
a_________________________________, blank search warrants, to search anywhere for suspected
smuggled goods. The colonists react with a n____________________________ agreement -- the
colonists agree not to import the goods and b______________ the purchase and use of the goods.
Britain Defeats
France! - Treaty of
Paris - British
National Debt Soars
Date
The Stamp Act
Date
Pontiac’s
Rebellion on
the Western
Frontier
Date
The Proclamation
of 1763
Date
11.17_____ The Boston Massacre - March 5th - Leaders like Samuel Adams continue to protest
Parliament’s actions and tensions finally explode. Youths and dockworkers provoke British soldiers
into firing on a crowd of colonists. 5 colonists are killed including Crispus Attucks, an African
American sailor.
12. 1770 Repeal of the Townshend Acts - The British people and a new Prime Minister, Lord North, are
alarmed by the Boston Massacre. All the import taxes are repealed - except the tax on tea. Tensions
ease, BUT the colonists still form Committees of Correspondence, a network to pass news and keep
informed about Parliament actions. The success of the protests and boycotts gives the colonists a
sense of collective power and unity. Things settle down, BUT the British national debt remains.