Road to revolution

Road to Revolution

By BrookeandTayler
  • 1.) Treaty of Paris

    1.) Treaty of Paris

    This treaty put the seven year War between the French and Indians to an end.
  • 2.) Proclamation Act

    2.) Proclamation Act

    The proclamation closed off any frontier lto all of the colonial expansion.
  • 3.) The Sugar Act

    3.) The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act was passed saying that any importation of foreign molasses purchased by merchants were required to pay a tax per gallon of the items.
  • 4.) The Quartering Act

    4.) The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act was passed saying that goverments had to provide all soldiers with needing accomodations or housing.
  • 5.) The Stamp Act

    5.) The Stamp Act

    The British Paraliament passed this act. All American colonists were taxed and required to pay the tax amount on the following, pinter paper, ship's papers, legal documents, their licenses, newspaper, other publications, and playing cards.
  • 6.) Stamp Act Congress

    6.) Stamp Act Congress

    The Stamp Act Congress said that no taxation for goods should be given without representation. This took place in New York.
  • 8.) Declaratory Act

    8.) Declaratory Act

    The Parliament has the right to make any law reguarding the colonies that it may wish to.
  • 7.) Stamp Act Repealed

    7.) Stamp Act Repealed

    The Stamp Act was repealed by Benjamin Franklin because Americans protested for months and boycott was called by them.
  • 9.) Townshend Act

    9.) Townshend Act

    Designed for raising a certain amount of money each year for the administration of the colonies. So taxes were placed onto glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea.
  • 10.) Boston Massacre

    10.) Boston Massacre

    A patriot mob and a group of British soldiers had begun a street fight. The British killed several colonists and because of this it began a campaign to start up a conflict of a bunch of colonists.
  • 11.) Committee of Correspondence

    11.) Committee of Correspondence

    The thirteen colonies were established a political union and an oposition against the British policy.
  • 12.) Tea Act

    12.) Tea Act

    Only American colonists couldn't buy tea unless it was from the East India Company. This Act controlled the tea sales for many.
  • 13.) Boston Tea Party

    13.) Boston Tea Party

    In Boston, the Sons of Liberty politically protested because of the Tea Act of 1773, and later dumped tea, 342 chests, into the harbor.
  • 14.) Intolerable Acts

    14.) Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts were a name given by the patriots for a series of laws passed by the British Parliment.
  • 15.) First Contential Congress

    15.) First Contential Congress

    The First Contential Congress metting was held on September 5th 1774 and had delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies.
  • 16.) Declaration of Rights and Grievences

    16.) Declaration of Rights and Grievences

    This declaration declared that taxes on goods without formal consent were to be named unconsitutional.

  • 17.) Lexington and Concord

    American Revolutionary War engaged the first military because of the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Lexington was British's first desitination to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock, then move onto Concord where the soldiers could get gunpowder.
  • 18.) Bunker Hill

    18.) Bunker Hill

    Bunker Hill was a battle that took place in Masschusetts. It was the British versus Americans that started early in the revolutionary war.
  • 19.) Appeal to Reason Rejected (Olive Branch Petition)

    19.) Appeal to Reason Rejected (Olive Branch Petition)

    Second continental congress adopted the petition. The petition concluded American's loyalty towards Great Britian to make sure there will be no further conflict between the two.
  • 20.) Common Sense

    20.) Common Sense

    This was written by Thomas Paine in which inspired the Thirteen Colonies to fight for independence.
  • 21.) Declaration of Independence

    21.) Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration signed on July 4th was to get independence from England for America.