Acosta's road to revolution project

  • the french and indian war

    the french and indian war
    the french and indian war started in 1754 and ended in the year 1763 . the french and indian war was fought for 9 years. the reason they were fighting because they wanted land colonists. the french was winning in the beginning of the match. at the end of the war the indian won the war. and the major neggative affect of the wa for the british was higher taxes.
  • pontiac's war

    pontiac's war
    the pontiac war is the attack in detroit of the fort wall. it was fought because the attack. it got its name in 1906 by the potiac spring and wagon works.
  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763
    the proclamtoin of 1763 was an attempt going west passed the application mountains. the proclamation banned british settlement west of appalachan mountains. the british goods. the coonists did not like it at all.
  • the sugar act

    the sugar act
    sugar wine and other important things. the sugar act placed a tax on any forgin. the sugar act lowerdthe taxes.
  • the stamp act

    the stamp act
    the colonists either boycott sugar smuggled it from other countries. the stamp act required that many printed materials in the coloines carry a tax stamp. the sugar act was enforced. and the stamp act was supposed to raise money.the stamp act was passed into parliment on march 22, 1765.
  • the quartering act

    the quartering act
    it was a law passed into 1765 that required the colonies. british soliders in their home and feed and supply to them as needed. colonists reacted by refusing to not house the british.
  • the townshend acts

    the townshend acts
    it was named after charles townsted.the purpose of the law was strenghten the power. the items were taxed by theses law was glass, paper, tea. the colonists were unsure. the only tax that remained was the british tax remained.
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre
    they were told not to shoot. they kileed 3 men and 2 died. its unfair that they killed when they were told not to. samual adams was the one defending them
  • the tea act

    the tea act
    the purpose of this law raise revenue for the colonies. it was meant to help cast of the boston tea party.monopoly pesseisian or cotroll supply of trade.
  • boston tea party

    boston tea party protested against the monopoly . the cause of the tea party the monopoly people didn't like. they threw in 342 tea in the harbor.the group responsible for the boston tea party the sons of liberty. the british response to this parilment enacted a law.
  • the intolerable acts

    the intolerable acts
    it was passed to pay for the french and indian war.there was another name for the war it was called coerciure acts.there are 4 laws that are actually apart of them some key points are tea act townshed qubec.
  • the first continental congress

    the first continental congress
    the meeting was held independence. 12 colonies were repesented and there were 56 people .what were two things agreed to boycott,saftey concil.geroge washingthon,samual adams, john adamas, patrick henry.
  • lexington and concord

    lexington and concord
    they headed to captured three arms and ammunition.a war broke out.a minuteman a class of a america mitiamen.the concord revolvtainary was broke out.the campaign from the war that the british surrender.
  • the second continental congress

    the second continental congress
    the congress on june 14, 1775 continetal army.olive branch petition avoid full brown issued.declaration of causes is a document issued by the second continental congress.
  • battle of bunker hill

    they build up north.the british led the americans and the british army led the british at the bunker hill.they wanted to see if the american surrender.the british attacked williams milita.
  • trety of paris

    the treaty of paris is a word document.the positive outcome for the british was that the british gained more territory.the effects it had on the french were most french itellectuals were puritians up until around the turn of the centry.