Events Leading to the American Revolution-Rj Reese

By rjreese
  • Oct 12, 1492

    the new worlds formation

    the new world was discovered on accident when Spanish ships were looking for a quicker way to India so they could trade easier.
  • 1565

    civilization

    St. Augusta was the first civilization but Jamestown was the first successful one

  • new colonies start to form in British America

    down the south more lands start to form were they try to grow food but struggle with the weird terrain that is different from what is in Europe.

  • french indian war

    this war put britian in debt even after winnng it

  • the stamp act

    this made colonist have to pay tax on printed materials

  • Townshend act

    this taxed a lot of items being shipped to the Americas

  • the tea act

    gave the British east India a monopoly on tea sales

  • the Boston tea party

    were 90 colonist dressed as Indians and thru over all British ships supply of tea

  • the Boston massacre

    British soldiers would kill 5 colonist during a protest

  • intolerable acts

    a series of laws passed by British parliament to punish colonists

  • first coinitial congress

    a group of people discuss the intolerable act

  • second continual congress

    what led to ourindependence

  • battle of Lexington and concord

    two battles that the colonist would win that was a major role in our independence