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American revolution turing points

By jamaree
  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    French and British fighting over Ohio river valley
  • Proclamation

    Proclamation

    the British government Lachlan mountains
  • the sugar act

    the sugar act

    his was the first effort by the British to control economic activity in the American colonies by limiting what sugar products could buy and sell
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    This British policy required colonists to purchase stamps for all official paper publications, including letters, newspapers and magazines.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    red coats firing at unarmed citizens protesting.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    A protest on Tea
  • tea act

    tea act

    This British act required that colonists were only allowed to purchase tea from the British-owned East India Trading Company which directly impacted the colonial merchants
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    This series of actions by the British government was in direct response to the Boston Tea Party. The purpose was to punish the colonist. The acts closed the Boston Harbor and limited colonial town meetings.
  • Battles of Lexington & Concord

    Battles of Lexington & Concord

    first battle of the American revoultion
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    An attempt to make the king avoid war