events leading up to the revolutionary war

  • french and Indian war

    french and Indian war
    a war that started when the french and British both claimed a land
  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763
    the proclamation of 1763 was a document created to restrict all movement west of the Appalachian mountains but the colonists were enraged by this movement
  • sugar act

    sugar act
    the sugar act was an act made that halved the tax on molasses to avoid smuggling but after the act was passes people still smuggled
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    the stamp act was a tax that required a taxed stamp used for every legal document
  • repeal of stamp act

    repeal of stamp act
    after parlement repealed the stamp act they added the townshead act
  • boston massacre

    boston massacre
    the Boston massacre was a battle between the British and colonists but it wasn't really a massacre since the colonists fought back and killed some British
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    the boston tea party was when some colonists dressed as Indians to throw tea in the harbor after the tea act was placed
  • intolerable acts

    intolerable acts
    the intolerable acts were acts placed including the quartering act which authorized solders to be placed in people homes
  • battle of Lexington and concord

    battle of Lexington and concord
    was the first battle of the revolutionary war
  • declaration of independence

    declaration of independence
    the declaration of independence was signed and sent to the king full of grievances