Road to Revolution

  • French and Indian war

    A war between Britain and France that was 7 years long
  • Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763 was announced by the British at the end of the French and Indian War.
  • The Sugar Act

    Parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act, which was about to expire.
  • The Stamp Act of 1766

    It lead to an uproar in the colonies over an issue that was to be a major cause of the Revolution.
  • Townshend act of 1767

    It was stated that British Parliament had the same authority to tax the American colonies as they did in Great Britain.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot on King Street in Boston.
  • Tea Act

    The Tea Act, passed by Parliament, would launch the last spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston.
  • Boston Tea Party

    A political protest that at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Laws passed by the British Parliament the Boston Tea Party.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.