road to revolution

first battle of the french and indian war

May 28, 1754

The first battle the first battle of the french and indian war, washington defeats the french in a suprise attack.this helped lead toward the revolution because it helped colonists decide that the british werent 100 percent perfect if they would fight innocent indians.

end of french and indian war

Feb 10, 1763

the end of the french and indian warthe treaty of paris is signed and the french and indian war ends.this helped lead toward the revolution because it put everyone at peace and gave the colonists time to rebuild.

proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

the proclamation of 1763the proclamation of 1763 was used to stop settlers from settling west of the appalachians.this helped lead toward the revolution because the colonists were getting kind of mad that the british were restricting them.

stamp act

Mar 22, 1765

the stamp act of 1765the stamp act was a tax imposed on colonists by british people.this tax forced them to pay tax on all paper documents.this helped lead toward the revolution because the colonists were really getting frustrated at all the taxes and restrictions put on them.

townshend act

Jun 29, 1768

the townshend actsthe townshend act increased taxes on incoming goods so they could pay off the war.paper, paint, lead, glass were what they taxed.this helped lead toward the revolution because the colonists might of felt it was unfair to tax other countries imports.

boston massacre

Mar 5, 1770

boston massacrethe boston massacre was a shooting of five colonists by british soldiers, this took place in boston.this helped lead toward the revolution because the colonists got really mad that the british would kill some of the colonists.

intolerable acts

Mar 5, 1770

intolerable actsthe british rulers spent alot of money on troops, supplies, and weapons.this helped lead toward the revolution because the colonists felt cheated out of some benefits of the surplus money.

tea act

May 10, 1773

the tea act.the tea act was not a tax raise. this act dumped alot of unused tea on the East India Tea Company.the tea was to be shipped directley to the colonies and sold dirt cheap.this helped lead toward the revolution because the colonists were getting super angry at all the taxes being imposed on them.

boston tea party.

Nov 29, 1773

boston tea partya group of colonists threw several chests of tea overboard in a port in boston, this tea was a bi-product of the tea act.this helped lead toward the revolution because now the british are upset too that the colonists are starting to rebel.

lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

lexington and concordthe battles of lexington and concord were the first battles of the american revolutionary war.

declaraiton of independance

Jul 4, 1776

declaration of independancethis told the british that they no longer owned the colonies.it was like telling the british that they were free.