Road To Revolution

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War was a common American between France and Great Britian in North America. When the english did come to dominate the colonial outpost, but the cost so staggering which resulted in a dept nearly destroying the English Government. The dept made tensions high leading to the Revolutionary War.
  • The End Of French and Indian

    The End Of French and Indian
    The French and Indian War ended when most of the fighting between Great Britain and France ended in 1760. The war officially ended when North America signed the treaty of Paris.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by King George III on October 7, 1763. The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire. But this meant limited space for the colonies and people didn't like that and so this lead to disaggrement which could have led up to the Revolutionary war.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The law passed the Stamp Act this meant that people had to use stamped paper for documents, diplomas, etc. but in order to do this many colonist had to buy stamps. Which was another to get taxes and many did not like that.
  • The Townshend Act

    The Townshend Act
    The Townshend Acts was a series of laws passed by the parliament of Great Britain. This lead to protest by the American Colonies many thought this was another hidden act to get taxes.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was an incidnet that happened on March 5, 1770. In which Britich redcoats killed 5 civilian men. These troops were sent to maintain order and the killing between them made people more angry and lead to the Revolutionary War
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The Tea Act was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The was to reduce the massive amount of tea held by the financially troubled British East India Company in its London warehouses. The governer of massachusetts prohibited the English from unloading the tea. The British reaction lead to intensify it which made others mad and lead to American Revolution.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was an act by the colonist of Boston, a town in British colony against the british government and East India Company that controlled all tea that was imported to the colonies. The crisis got bigger.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts was a series of laws passed by the British Parliament. The acts triggered outage in the thirteen colonies and was part of the growth of the American Revolution. This cause the Revolutionary war because the Americans did not want to pat taxes on tea.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements or the American Revolutionary war.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress. Which stated that the thirteen colonies after their battle against Great Britain are to be independent states and no longer part of the British Empire.