Road to Revolution

French and Indian War

Jul 9, 1756

http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-warThis 7 year war started in 1756 when the conflict between Britain and France broke out. After a series of battles, at the peace conference in 1763, the British recieved the territories they wanted. This helped lead to the Revolutionary war because funding the war led to a great debt on Great Britain and they thought that America should help pay.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.history.com/news/remembering-the-proclamation-of-1763The proclamation was created to forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalation Mountains. It helped lead to the American Revolution because the inforcement was so weak.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfmThe Stamp Act was an act that taxed every peice of paper that went through the colonies. This helped lead to the Revolutionary war because colonists started realizing that this was just another way Great Britain was trying to put more taxes on them.

Townshend Acts

Jun 15, 1767

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/601114/Townshend-Acts The Townshend Acts was one of the four passed at the time, it was passed in attempt to exert authority over the colonies. This led to the American Revolution because the colonists hade to house the troops and give them food and water.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/ The Boston Massacre was the killing of 5 colonists by British regulars. This led to the American Revolution because it led to the Boston Tea Party.

The Tea Act

May 10, 1773

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/teaactdef.htm The Tea Act stated that colonist could not buy tea unless it came from that company. This led to the Americna Revolution because all the events leading up to the Tea Act infuriated the British.

The Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.revolutionary-war.net/boston-tea-party.html The Boston Tea Party is when over one hunderd men came to the Haror of Boston and took all the tea that had just arrived and dumped it all in the ocean. This led to the American Revolution because it was an act of rebellion between Britain and the colonies.

Intolerabel Acts

Mar 24, 1774

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/intolerableactsdef.htm The Intolerable Acts is a series of laws in response to the Boston Tea party. This helped lead to the American Revolution because instead of calming them down it just stirred them up even more.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord The British went from Boston to Concord to seize an arms cache and the colonist won! This led to the American Revolution because news of the battle spread and by the next summer a bigger was had broken out.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence The Declaration of Independence was a formal statement that is now known for the birth of American Independence. This helped lead to the American Revolution because it was not only an influence on the United States but outside of that as well like France.