Revolutionary war

Events Leading to the Revolution

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    During the French and Indian War the colonists fought alongside the british against the french and the indians.This was a time of peace between the colonists and the british.
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    Events Leading to the Revolution

    Some of the events that caused the revolutionary war between America and Bitan.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The Proclamation of 1763 prevented the colonists from going east of the Appalacian mountains.It made the colonists very mad and some colonists ingored it.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    A new tax on paper products.It was also the first tax ever made on the colonists.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    The Quartering Act was a new law forced colonists to let british soldiers live ni colonist homes.The law also stated that the colonists had to provide supplies for the soldiers.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was an event when the colonists gathered around a tax building and caused a riot.The soldiers gaurding the building shot and killed 5 of the colonists.When the civilians that weren't at the riot heard about it they heard that the it wasn't a riot.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The Tea Act was a law that forced all colonists to buy tea from the East India Company which was in Britan.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    The First Continental Congress was a meeting of most of the colonies where it was decided whether there would be a revoulution or not.This was the final event that caused the revolution.