Road to Revolution Timeline Puzzle ACT 1 Directions

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. 2. 17______ - 1763 The French and Indian War - Great Britain defeats France and their ally Spain. The Quartering Act Hated Townshend Acts Are Repealed! The Stamp Act Congress The Sugar Act 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 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 Date 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! The Glorious Revolution 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! 8. 17____ The Stamp Act Congress - Delegates from 9 colonies meet in NYC to send a respectful Date 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 11. 17_____ The Boston Massacre - March 5 th - Leaders like Samuel Adams continue to protest The Stamp Act Date Pontiac’s Rebellion on the Western Frontier Date The Proclamation of 1763 Date 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.