Road to revolution

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    In 1750, France had traveled into the Ohio river valley, only to be met with the British claiming it was their land, causing a conflict, to eventually war. In 1763, the war had been put to an end after a treaty of paris was signed therefore putting the war at rest. This treaty ended up having French allies give up their territory, but however, this allowed the united states to 'establish new borders'
  • The proclamation of 1763

    The proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763 is a British boundary, located in the Appalachian Mountains, at the Eastern Continental Divide. The line was created to prohibit "Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War". Due to the treaty of paris existing, the British had ended their land as of question the U.S
  • Sugar act

    Sugar act

    British legislation made it their mission to end the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses. The British decided this idea in order to make money to pay their debts as of causing the French and Indian war. It was a great idea for the British, but due to a lot of upset and angry mobs revolving around the Sugar act, the act was repealed
  • The stamp of 1765

    The stamp of 1765

    British Parliament started a new act in order to receive money to help pay for British troops in colonies. Colonists were forced to pay the act money in terms of documents, taxes, and playing card. Colonists forced a stop to this act by refusing to buy british goods, forcing the act to be repealed
  • The townshend act

    The townshend act

    The townshend act is yet another attempt of the British Parliament forcing colonists to pay so the British can end their debt from the war. duties in townshend were later enforced on the colonists. An angry pack of raging colonists had went on a massacare spree, forcing the British to repeal the act. the repeal was not enough for the colonists however, thus leading to the Boston Massacre
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was simply a short war between the Colonists and British. The war had ended in a day. and the massacre was a signal to the revolutionary war
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    The Boston tea part was 'a political protest' that begun when a mob of angry colonists raged at Britain for imposing 'Taxation without representation'. later a new act called the "coercive act" would be made. This meant that the Britain harbor would be closed until the dumped boxes of tea would be paid for
  • The intolerable act

    The intolerable act

    The intolerable act was a law where anybody who was involved in the Boston tea party would be punished for their actions. later, the colonists had made a negotiation of how to approach the British, they had a discussion with England to 'avoid showdown'
  • The tea act

    The tea act

    The tea act was an attempt made by the British to save the east india company from bakruptcy. This caused a tea monopoly and therefore lowered tea taxes. The tea act was later 'proved insufficient' because it wasnt enough to end the war. This act was also taken as a 'dead letter'
  • Continental congress

    Continental congress

    This continental congress provided leadership during the american revolution and 'drafted the declaration of independence' thus ending the timeline here