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Events that led to the revolution

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    Ending the French and Indian War
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    Events that led to the revolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    King George III signs the proclamation which will prohibit all settlement west of the appalachians.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Act placed attacks on printed items and the colonies.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act

    Parliament had the right to tax on anything and made decisions for every colonists "IN ALL CASES."
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    This act applied new taxes on imported goods such as tea, paper, and led.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers who killed crispus atticks and five other colonists.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    This was to keep the british east india company from going out of business. It also let the company to sell direct through the shoekeepers at a lower price.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    This act violated the colonists rights, This band town meetings, force colonists to keep soldiers in their house, kept food and supplies from being delivered to boston.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    55 delegates met in Philadelphia with Britain to talk about issues and problems. they asked to repeal 13 acts.
  • Midnight Ride: Revere, Chesswell, Dawes

    Midnight Ride: Revere, Chesswell, Dawes

    They warned Samuel Adams, John Hancock and the militiamen "The British are coming!"
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    At Lexington 70 militiamen were there to distract the redcoats from coming to Concord. Meanwhile at Concord they were trying to move all the weapons away.
  • 2nd Continental Congress

    2nd Continental Congress

    The delegates met for the first time declaring independence from Britain