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Road to Revolution

  • The French and Indian war

    The French and Indian war

    North American colonies of the British Empire against the French. The war was because of disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war's expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763

    British produced a boundary marked in the Appalachian Mountains to prevent the American colonists from settling on their land.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act was a goal set to raise 100,000 pounds, lowered the duty on foreign-produced molasses from six pence per gallon to 3 pence per gallon.
  • Stamp Act of 1766

    Stamp Act of 1766

    The stamp act required colonists to pay a tax, represented my a stamp.
  • Townshend Acts of 1767

    Townshend Acts of 1767

    The Townshend act taxed goods imported to the American colonies.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot on king street in Boston.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies without first landing it in England,
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was a protest were they dumped 342 chests of tea into the sea.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The laws were meant to punish the colonists for the Boston tea party.
  • 1st continental congress

    1st continental congress

    The 1st continental congress is when Delegates discussed boycotting British goods to establish the rights of Americans and planned for a Second Continental Congress.