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The Declaration of Independence Lesson Plan Timeline Timeline of Events Leading to the Revolution — From the First Settlements to the Declaration of Independence Colonies & Settlements 1585: First English colony founded by Sir Walter Raleigh — Roanoke Island (North Carolina) 1587: Roanoke colony mysteriously disappears The American Revolution (1775–83) was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies, which won political independence and went on to form the United States of America. The war followed more than a decade of growing estrangement between the British crown and many North American colonists. A French and Indian War Timeline that gives a broad summary of the events that caused and occurred during the war that built America. 1754 – 1763 – French Indian War affects England financially. 1755 – Massachusetts experimented with Stamp Act. 1760 – King George III became King of England. He though Parliament had unfairly limited powers of the king. He and his advisers took more control over governing the country and its colonies. French General Montcalm forces the surrender of the British garrison at Fort William Henry after a six-day siege. Despite being guaranteed safe passage by Montcalm, British troops and civilians are attacked as they abandon the fort by France's Native American allies. Timeline of the Revolution Lead-in To War: 1763 to 1774 End of the Seven Years War February 10, 1763 The Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). France surrenders all of its North American possessions east of the Mississippi to Britain. This ends a source of insecurity for the British colonists along the Atlantic Coast. The American fight for independence was a long and arduous one, rooted in discontent which had been brewing for years. 28th May 1754 – 7th October 1763 – The French and Indian War was a conflict which saw the larger colonial rivalry between Britain and France play out on a global stage. During The French & Indian War 1756-1763 (The Seven Years War) The final Colonial War (1689-1763) was the French and Indian War, which is the name given to the American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden called the Seven Years War. The conflict was played out in Europe, India, and North America. In Europe, Sweden , Austria, and France French and Indian War to Declration of Independce During this time the colonists began to fight back against the British Monarchy until they decided to break up with them using the Decleration of Independence 1756 The French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years’ War) begins in Europe. 1763 The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War. France agrees to give Britain all of its mainland North American territory east of the Appalachian Mountains, as does Spain. Declaration of Independence On July 9th, George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence be read to the assembled Continental Army, and a new war begins that would change the face of the North American continent. A timeline of the events of the American Revolution, from the French and Indian War up through the drafting and ratification of the Constitutuion French and Indian War Part of a much larger battle called the Seven Years' War fought in several regions around the world, between Great Britain, France, Austria, and Prussia. Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution and declared the colonies to be "Free and Independent States" (Based on 2 key ideas: first, governments are formed to protect people's unalienable rights (right to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness); second, governments derive "their just powers from the consent of The Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War) changed everything. Although Britain eventually achieved victory over France and its allies, victory had come at great cost. A staggering war debt influenced many British policies over the next decade. The French and Indian War, or Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), brought new territories under the power of the crown, but the expensive conflict lead to new and unpopular taxes. Home » Timeline Timeline Chronological events that led to the Stamp Act crisis and its repeal. 1694 – The English started paying a Stamp Act tax. 1754 – 1763 – French Indian War affected England financially. 1755 – Massachusetts experimented with Stamp Act. 1760 – King George III became King of England. Timeline of the American Revolution — timeline of the political upheaval culminating in the 18th century in which Thirteen Colonies in North America joined together for independence from the British Empire, and after victory in the Revolutionary War combined to form the United States of America. Before the United States of America formed in 1776, the 13 colonies were ruled by Great Britain. After defeating France in the French and Indian War in 1763, the British government began imposing new taxes on the American colonies to recoup the expenses of the war. After members of the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the body began drafting the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, the first
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