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American Revolution Turning Points

By alexis.m.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    A war between France and Britain to claim land West of the New England colonies.
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    American Revolution

  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763

    British Parliament decided to restrict the colonists from expanding and colonizing West.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    Britain placed taxes on sugar and decided what could, and could not sell and be bought
  • The Stamp act

    The Stamp act

    British Parliament forced colonists to stamps to buy all official and non-official paper products
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Angered by the Stamp and sugar act, colonists harassed Redcoats, causing them to shoot into the crowd, killing 5 colonists.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    Britain required colonists to buy tea only from British-owned trading companies.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    A group of Colonists that were upset about the Tea Act, boarded a British ship and dumped multiple boxes of tea into the Boston Harbour.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts

    In response to the Boston Tea Party, Britain closed the Boston Harbour and limited colonist’s town meetings
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Final battles fought in the American Revolution
  • The Olive Branch petition

    The Olive Branch petition

    The colonists wrote a petition to ensure peace with Great Britain.