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French and Indian war ended
The Seven Year war has ended!! -
Treaty of Paris
Helped end the French and Indian war by creating peace with France and Britain. The treaty concluded that France gave Britain all the mainland and in return, Britain was to restore the West Indian islands. People included: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens. Lead to the revolution: It showed that there could be peace, little did they know it wouldn't last. Source: Textbook and https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Paris-1763 -
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Events leading up to American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
"Declared all lands west of the Appalachian Divide off-limits to colonial settlers. The edict forbade private citizens and colonial governments alike to buy land from or make any agreements with natives; the empire would conduct all official relations." People included: King George III This caused the first build up of anger caused by the acts in Britain which went towards the American Revolution. Source: http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of -
Sugar Act
"The Act reduced the rate of tax on molasses and listed more foreign goods to be taxed including sugar, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico, and further, regulated the export of lumber and iron." (This made the colonists angry, thus creating revolts.) people included: Parliament This caused the second build-up of anger caused by the acts in Britain which went towards the American Revolution. Source: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.html -
Currency Act
"The act prohibited the issue of any new bills and the reissue of existing currency. The colonies protested vehemently against this. They suffered a trade deficit with Great Britain, to begin with, and argued that the shortage of hard capital would further exacerbate the situation" This caused the third build-up of anger caused by the acts in Britain which went towards the American Revolution. source:http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/currencyact.html -
Stamp Act
The act imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies. This caused the colonists to mob stamp collectors into signing the document. After all the chaos that resulted from The stamp act it was repealed in 1766. In place of the act, parliament issued a Declaratory Act. This caused the fourth build-up of anger caused by the acts in Britain which went towards the American Revolution. source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act -
Quartering Act
The act required the colonies to house British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies. Again the colonists opposed this idea and the parliament had to enforce the colonists to cooperate. People involved: British soldiers and colonists This caused the fifth build up of anger caused by the acts in Britain which went towards the American Revolution. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-quartering-act -
Townshend Act
"The Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. Townshend hoped the acts would defray imperial expenses in the colonies, but many Americans viewed the taxation as an abuse of power, resulting in the passage of agreements to limit imports from Britain." -This caused the sixth build up of anger caused by the acts in Britain which went towards the American Revolution. Source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts -
Boston Massacre
A mob of American colonists was taunting British troops and eventually, the colonists were shot and murdered. This showed the colonists that they really need their independence, which was a factor towards the American Revolution. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-boston-massacre -
Boston Tea party
"Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 " Lead to the revolution, because this angered the parliament and caused more problems for the colonists. Source:http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party -
Coercive Act
"The Coercive Acts were a series of four acts established by the British government. The aim of the legislation was to restore order in Massachusetts and punish Bostonians for their Tea Party" This caused the Final build-up of angercaused by the acts in Britain which went towards the American Revolution. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-parliament-adopts-the-coercive-acts -
American revolution Begins
A war has started between Great Britain and the original 13 British colonies in North America. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
"Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire."
(The battles were lead by General Gage and was during the American Revolution.) Source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord -
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.
