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Road to Revolution

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    The British taxed colonists to pay for their debt after The French and Indian war.
  • Proclamation

    Proclamation

    The colonists could not move west.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Tax on sugar and molasses.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Newspapers, legal documents and paper required a British stamp.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The British soldiers attacked colonists to stop rioting.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Required tea to only be purchased from the British east india company.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Colonists destroyed British Property costing 18,000 in damages.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Britain shut down the Boston harbor and the courts.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The colonists were mad because they were trying to take their stuff
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    This was not enough to avoid war because, even though the colonists were willing to seek peace, King George was not and denied their request. The colonists declared their independence a year later.