American Revolution

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    The French and Indian War

    The French Declared war against Britian. Indian tribes helped out in the fight. But were not one of the two major countires. The Indians helped out the French, witch made alot of tension between the colonys and the indian tribes.
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    The American Revolution

    The entire American Revolution
  • The Albany Congress

    The Albany Congress
    The Albany Congress was a congress filled with electives from each colony, and 150 Iroqouis Chiefs. They meet to discuss information about uniting as a team. This was aprat of the incubation stage of the revolution because this was an alliance being made between the colonist and the indians
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    An act the King of England passed stating that colonist could not go to the west for expansin. They could not go pass the Mississippi river to the west. This was a part of the incubation part of the revoution because this confined the colonist after they had their got their hopes up when the french and indian war ended.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    Act passed by Parlament: Colonist had to pay extreamly high prices for molassis, but then colonist became to get their molasses from the French, hurting the British west Idies market. This was apart of the incubation stage of the revovoution because this made the colonist mad at the King, so they just baught their molases from the French Idies, Crashing the British west Indes market.
  • Currency Act

    Currency Act
    Parliament passed a act stating that they had control over the currency system in the Colony's. This is appart of the incubation stage of the revolution because this was taking control away from the colonists.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    Parleiment passed a act that made all colonist pay extra for things from peices of paper to stamps to envelopes, etc. This was a big part in the incubation period of the revolution because this gave the British government more and more controll over the colonist, restricting their freedoms, and charging them with even more taxes.
  • The Quartering act of 1765

    The Quartering act of 1765
    An act passed by Parleiment: colonist had to provide a place for solders to stay in their homes, provide carragies on marches, and food when ever the british solders asked. This was a huge part in the incubation stage of the American Revolution becuase this act greatly effected the colonists rights of freedom.
  • The Townshend Revenue Act

    The Townshend Revenue Act
    This gave all colonys and plantation a certain duty. This was huge part of the incubational period of the Revolution because this was making colonist due things that they didnt/ couldnt do.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was when thousadns of colonist were just hanging out in a spot in Boston, and they started to throw snow balls at the solders, so they british solders opened up fire on the colonists, and five of them were killed . This was a huge part in the symtomatic stage because it was a huge addition of tension in the revolution.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    There was a armada of ships with thousands of pounds of tea that was headed for the colonys, but with the townshend act still in effect, the colonist couldnt afford the tea, so in some colonys it was un loaded and left to rot, some ships wernt even unloaded, this led to the boston tea party. This lead to the American revolution because it added great tension in all the colonys, expesialy boston.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    A group of colonist dressed up as indians climed abord a group of ships in the boston port, and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. The could not be identifyed becuase they were dressed as indians. This was a huge part to the incubational period of the American Revolution because it was one of the first times the colonists had rebelled that heavaliy toward the British.
  • The Intorlerable Acts

    The Intorlerable Acts
    The intorlerable acts was a set of acts created by paeliemnt, it included a bunch of harsh and crule acts against the colonists. One of those was The Quartering Act which was an act were colonist had to allow solders to stay in their homes, and eat their food or they were shot. This was one on the biggest reasons for the American Revolution becuase this took away colonist privicy and freedoms.
  • The First Contenental Congress

    The First Contenental Congress
    A groupmof FUture Amercan founding fathers. A group of men who fought for the colonists freedoms, the leaders of the Revolution. This was a huge part in the Revolution becuase it was the first group of revolution leaders, this wsa a very powerful and intellengent group of men. EX: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington.
  • 1775

    1775
    The Rest of 17575 was the very beginning of the Revolution, it was full of small battels, new comanders named, new generals in charge of armys. This was the first big step in the revolution for the colonys.
  • Battel of Lexington and Concord

    Battel of Lexington and Concord
    The battle of lexington and Concord was a huge wake up call for the colonit. A group of british solders marched toword Lexington and Concord, but a group of minute men meet them right before the towns. This battle was the offical start of the war. This was one of the biggest parts of the crisis stage because it was the first big blood shed of the revolution.
  • Paul Revere and Wiliam Dawes ride

    Paul Revere and Wiliam Dawes ride
    Paul Revere and William Dawes rode from the coast of Boston inward to warn the armed colonist that the british were coming. This was a huge part of the revolution simtimatic stage because this was britins offical declare of war aginst the colonists.