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The end of the French and Indian War , The signing of the Treaty of Paris
The French and Indian War ended with Britain taking all of France's Colonies. -
The British passed the Sugar Act
The sugar act was a tax on sugar and molasses and the colonists started smuggling and soon the Sugar Act was repealed. -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act was an act that put a tax on any printed documents and even playing cards.The colonists rebelled and boy cotted and this act was repealed too. -
The Declaratory Act was passed
The Declaratory Act was paased which stated Britain could pass any law they wanted to.This outraged the colonists rvery much because it was like they were his subjects.When they are his people. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of acts so the king could pay the colonial governors directly because since the colonies assemblies payed them they had leverage if he did not do what they wanted -
The Boston Massacre
British soilders massacred colonists who were defenseless.This uproared everyone in the colonies and this was one of the first things that made them to want become their own nation. -
The Tea Act
The Tea act angered the colonists alot because everyone drank tea , this act turned into a lot of bad thing like the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist dressed up as Native Americans and dumped barrells of tea over board.After this even the English put the Intolerable Acts on Boston.Which uproared them. -
Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts)
The Intolerable Acts were passed to punish Boston for disobeying Britain's rule.This angered them and this was one of the big reasons , the Revolutiony War started. -
First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia on September 5 to October 26.Where all colonies sent delegates except Georgia.Where they all wanted to be united to fight the British. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
This was the shot heard all around the worold this started the Revolutionary War.
