Road to Revolution

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Cause - The Governor of Virginia was not doing anything about natives attacking the settlements.
    Event/Act - Virginia settlers led an armed rebellion against the Governor.
    Aftermath - Bacon's Militia went into jamestown and burned it to the ground.
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    The Great Awakening

    Cause - Christians were not liking the direction the church was going in.
    Event/Act - Some were splitting from the church as it was weak compared to before.
    Aftermath - It changed the religious climate, this is because they were encouraging people to make their own person connection to God.
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    French and Indian War

    Cause - The dispute over who owned the Ohio river valley. This was between France and Britain.
    Event/Act - A war between Britain and France broke out with some interference with native tribes.

    Aftermath - After Britain let the Colonist help they won the was and France backed out. This left Britain in great debt.
  • Proclomation Line of 1763

    Cause - In response to Pontiac's rebellion, The Chief declared that Colonist were not allowed to go past the appalations.

    Event/Act - Proclamation Line
    Aftermath - Colonist were not allowed to expand West at first.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Cause - This paper ended the American Revolutionary war.
    Event/act - This also ended the Seven Year war in Europe.
    Aftermath - Britain was Given the most land, America was now represented as independent.
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    Pontiac's Rebellion

    Cause - Pontiac's tribe was treated with honor and respect by the French men. Compared to the British this was the opposite way his tribe was treated.
    Event/Act - Pontiac's rebellion which was against the British.
    Aftermath - Eight forts were destroyed, this all lead to come to a peaceful agreement.
  • Quartering Act

    Cause - British soldiers needed a place to sleep for the night. While they were overseas fighting.
    Event/Act - Quartering Act forced Colonist to let the soldiers stay with no questions.
    Aftermath The Colonist were upset about this but when the war was over it wasn't much of a problem.
  • Stamp Act

    Cause - Britain was in debt after the war so started to tax the Colonist on things like paper and documents.
    Event/Act - The Stamp act
    Aftermath - Colonist were upset because they thought it was Britain's job to pay
  • Townshend Act

    Cause - Britain still wanted money from the war, so they put in place an import tax.
    Event/Act - Townshend Act
    Aftermath - Colonist started to boycott, which also led to protest.
  • Boston Massacre

    Cause - Patriot protesters were provoking British soldiers.
    Event/Act - Boston Massacre
    Aftermath - repealed the Townshend Act and took British troops out of Boston.
  • Tea Act

    Cause - Britain wanted to make as much money as possible, so they passed an Act letting one company not have to pay taxes.
    Event/Act - Tea act
    Aftermath - Colonist fearing a monopoly on tea started to boycott.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Cause - The New Tea act which allowed one company to not pay taxes, the Colonist thought this was unfair.
    Event/Act - Boston Tea Party, Boston settlers dumped hundreds of ea crates into the harbor.
    Aftermath - Britain passed the Intolerable acts.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Cause - After The Boston Tea Party Britain was not very happy.
    Event/Act - Intolerable Acts
    Aftermath - After closing Boston's ports putting many out of work making more people want to start a rebellion.
  • First Continental Congress

    Cause - The meeting was healed to talk about the Coercive Acts.
    Event/Act - The First Continental Congress meeting was healed.
    Aftermath - Not much was done about the issue at first but was then presented the idea of disconnecting from Britain.
  • Common Sense

    Cause - After the British kept pushing taxes a new solution had to be formed.
    Event/Act - Paine made thousands of copies of his pints on why America should be separated from Britain.
    Aftermath - Most Colonist could see that this was their best option and were ready to go to war.