Road to Revolution

  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War
    This changed the relationship because the colonists weren’t used to Britain regulating trade and the strict rules upset them after years of neglect.
  • Proclamation of 1763 

    Proclamation of 1763 
    No colonist were able to move in the Appalachian Mountains 
  • Sugar Act 

    Sugar Act 
    This was the first taxed on the colonies 
  • Stamp Act 

    Stamp Act 
    They were taxed without their consent 
  • Boston Massacre 

    Boston Massacre 
    5 colonists were killed 
  • Tea Act 

    Tea Act 
    Britain made everyone buy their tea from an East India company. 
  • Boston Tea Party 

    Boston Tea Party 
    Colonists dumped a lot of the in the Harbor 
  • Intolerable Acts 

    Intolerable Acts 
    They shutdown Boston Harbor
  • Battle of Lexington & Concord 

    Battle of Lexington & Concord 
    People were talking about “the shot around the world”
  • Olive Branch Petition-TURNING POINT

    Olive Branch Petition-TURNING POINT
    The Olive Branch Petition was a final attempt by the colonists to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution. This event was a major change because the colonists wanted to avoid war by trying to compromise, but the king refused so the colonists stopped trying to compromise.This affected the conflict by the Petition emphasizing the loyalty of the British crowd and their rights as British citizens.