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Road to Revolution

  • French Indian war starts

    French Indian war starts

  • Peace of Paris is signed

    Peace of Paris is signed

    The war between the French and the Indians ends in a peace treaty called "Peace of Paris"
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763

    The British made a proclamation to the colonists to tell them that they could not settle past the appellation mountains.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    A act was passed to have Britain be able to tax sugar that was going into the coloneies
  • The stamp act

    The stamp act

    You had to pay tax on stamps in postal.
  • Townshend Acts of 1767

    Townshend Acts of 1767

    The Townshend Acts were taxes of goods to the colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    Many people were killed in the Boston square by British troops.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act

    The Tea Act was to lessen the tea from other areas to American so the British would have a monopoly over tea.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party

    The tea was dumped into the harbor by colonists dressed as indains.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Parliament passed the bill on March 31, 1774, and King George III gave it permission on May 20th.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress

    The Congress first met in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774, with delegates from each of the 13 colonies but Georgia didn't come.