road to revolution

By yshy
  • End of the war (Treaty of paris)

    The French signed the treaty of Paris to own the land in Ohio Valley for improve their farming, trading and fishing which can improve their economy.
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    Pontiac's rebellion

    The rebellion was led by an Ottawan leader Pontiac, he tried to united. He led the colonists ticked British and dissatisfied the British rules. They finally attacked the frontier fort in July 25th and signed a treaty in that day. It was a improvement of colonists' economic opportunities and made a bad relation between the colonists and the British.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    British created a proclamation line in Ohio valley to separate them and the colonists, for them it's better for their agriculture and economy but the colonists get nothing which makes them poor and because of the British were claiming the trading route, it makes the colonists even poorer. Which made a bad relationship between the colonists and the British.
  • Sugar act

    This is the tax which was created by Britain that is importing sugar (molasses), wine and coffee. It was a regulation and Britain was creating this taxation because they need money to pay their debt in order to make some economic opportunities and to be richer. But the colonists refused to pay the tax which can reflect the bad relationship between the colonists and Britain.
  • Stamp act

    This is the act after the sugar act, which is the first direct tax, and it's taxed on every printed materials that has a stamp on it such as newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, etc. It only affected small amount of people who can read those materials which means that the British won't get much money from them.
  • Quatering act

    It's an act which is saying that the colonists must supply British troops with living quarters, bedding, foods, beer, cider and rum. Which saved money for British but at the same time bothered the colonists, and made a result of colonists kicked out the British soldier and refused to look after them which made a bad relationship between the colonists and British.
  • Virginia resolves

    The stamp act had its first significant colonial resistance, the Virginia resolves which was saying that the British has no right to tax the colonists under the stamp act has passed in Virginia.
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    Stamp act congress (in NYC)

    The congress sent a letter to government said they refused to pay the tax and had a meeting which inspired some people refuse to the taxation and did counteractions in the states.
  • Repeal of stamp act

    They ended up with repealing the stamp act in March 1766, because of the pressure of their colonies and the Americans boycotted their goods which made a really bad economy for them, in order to have a good economic opportunities, they decided to repeal the stamp act, and not making the relationship between them and the colonists any worse.
  • declaratory act

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    Twonshend act

    Passed by Charles Townshend, it was taxing in lead, paper, paint and tea. It ended up with a mob of women who called themselves the daughters of liberty. The British sent soldiers to decreased the rebellion.
  • Boston massacre

    The Boston massacre happened by the colonists surrounded the British soldier and the soldiers fired then made a lot of death of the colonists. But there was a drawing that was drew by Paul Revere which makes the British soldiers looks entirely evil and the colonists were entirely innocent in that time which made it a propaganda and encourages support to increase the hate.