Road to Revolution

  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts

    The Navigation Acts made in 1651, said that only England could bring goods to the colonies. The colonies would also export sugar and tobacco to England.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    It prohibited American colonists from settling in French land following the French and Indian war.
  • End of salutary neglect

    End of salutary neglect

    The end of salutary neglect is one of the main causes of the American Revolution, it ended in 1763
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    A money-raising act to limit illegal imports of molasses
  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    The Sons of liberty were a political group in the colonies, they fought for American rights and fought taxation.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    An act that collected taxes from all publications in the colonies.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    It put taxes on Glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    9 British soldiers shot multiple American colonists in a large crowd as they were protesting.
  • Committees of Correspondence

    Committees of Correspondence

    A way for the American legislature to contact agents in London
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    It was a protest in Boston, MA. The sons of liberty were protesting the tax passed on tea by pushing boxes of tea into the ocean.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Boston port act, Massachusetts Government act, Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering act.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    First meeting of Delegates from the 13 colonies
  • Patrick Henry “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech

    Patrick Henry “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech

    A speech presented by Patrick Henry. "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" comes directly from the speech.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    These were the first major battles in the American Revolution
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    The Olive Branch Petition was to be sent to the king to prevent war, it emphasized their loyalty but also their rights as British Citizens.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Founding document of the United States of America.
  • Thomas Paine “Common Sense”

    Thomas Paine “Common Sense”

    A pamphlet that advocated for Independence in the colonies