Road to Revolution

By Ty Walker

  • Road to the Revolution

    Road to the Revolution
    All of the build-ups to the American Revolution.

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war
    The colonist and the British were fighting over the territory of the Mississippi River.

  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763
    Restricted the colonists to move West into the Applechie Mountains.

  • The Sugar Act of 1764

    The Sugar Act of 1764
    The British did not sell things with a lot of sugar to the colonists which caused the smuggling of sugar in the colonies.

  • The Stamp Act of 1765

    The Stamp Act of 1765
    Required colonists to buy stamps and could not pass papers that were not stamped.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    British soldiers killed 5 unarmed colonists.

  • The Tea Act of 1773

    The Tea Act of 1773
    The British made the colonists pay taxes on tea.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The colonists dumped 432 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.

  • The intolerable acts of 1774

    The intolerable acts of 1774
    Things that the British government did after the Boston Tea Party.

  • Battles of Lexington & Concord

    Battles of Lexington & Concord
    The first war of the American Revolution was known as the shot heard around the world.

  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition
    The Colonists tried to treaties with the King of England