Timeline Maker

Turn dates and events into a polished printable timeline.

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TitleSubtitleOptional.DescriptionOptional. Prints under the title.

7 events

1
Parliament taxed printed materials in the colonies, and colonists protested taxation without representation.
2
British soldiers fired on a crowd in Boston, killing five colonists.
3
Colonists protested British taxation by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
4
The first shots of the war were fired in Massachusetts.
5
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
6
Cornwallis surrendered, ending major fighting in the war.
7
Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.

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Major Events, 1765–1783

1765
Stamp Act
Parliament taxed printed materials in the colonies, and colonists protested taxation without representation.
1770
Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired on a crowd in Boston, killing five colonists.
December 16, 1773
Boston Tea Party
Colonists protested British taxation by dumping tea into Boston Harbor.
April 1775
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first shots of the war were fired in Massachusetts.
July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.
1781
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered, ending major fighting in the war.
1783
Treaty of Paris
Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States.

1Start from an example, or add your own events with a date and a title.
2Type dates exactly as you want them to read — 1776, c. 1500 or Spring 1945 all work.
3Reorder with the up and down buttons, then pick a layout, size and colour.
4Turn on student worksheet mode to blank out fields and print an answer key.

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