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Road to Revolution

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The North American conflict in a larger War against Great Britain and France.
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763
    A proclamation from the British Government that created a boundary line from the colonists and the native American territories.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act made it so there was tax on sugar and so the tax of molasses went from 6 pence to 3 pence per gallon. This made it harder to smuggle molasses.
  • Stamp Act of 1766

    Stamp Act of 1766
    The Stamp Act of 1766 made it so all legal documents had to have a tax stamp on it. The British government was trying to get revenue off the colonists to pay for resources for the War
  • Townshend Acts of 1767

    Townshend Acts of 1767
    The Townshend Acts of 1767 made it so there was tax on all goods imported to the American Colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre happened when a mob was attacking British soldiers. The British soldiers shot and killed multiple people.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The Tea Act was placed by British Parliament and it forced the colonists to by tea from the East India Tea Company.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The American colonists were frustrated because of “taxation without representation" so they poured 342 chests of tea from the British East India Company into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts was a series of acts that was passed by British Parliament that punished the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    The 1st Continental Congress was when delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies met up to discuss the future of America.