Events leading to the American Revolution KP

By kmoore@s.gwd51
  • Proclamation line of 1763

    Proclamation line of 1763

    A British issued boundary that prohibited Anglo-American colonist from settling on lands west of the line.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Forced colonist to only buy tea from the British East India Company.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Thomas Paine attacked King George |||, arguing that parliament cannot do anything without the Kings support.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Written to further the cause of the colonist fight with the mother country. Addressed the principle of equality, Natural Rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.