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Road to Revoloution Timeline
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Start of the French and Indian War
Link Defintion- A North American war with the French and the British.
Summary- The French and the British were fighting over land and the indians didnt like them taking over there land either. So the indians and the france became friends. Great Britian fought the french and the indians.
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End of French and Indian War
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a> The summay of the end of the French and Indian war is that the French and the Indians had won the war. Great Britian had lost the war.
A reason why it lead to the American Revoloution is because the indians and the French had moved up in the rankings of the strongest amry's and Great Britian had moved down. -
Proclamation of 1763
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a> Definition- The act of proclaiming or the condition of being proclaimed.
Summary- Followning the French and Indian War a treaty was signed called the Proclamation of 1763.
It lead us to the American Revoloution it was the first proclamation in made in the America and it kept Britain from coming back to fight. -
Intolerable Acts
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a> Defintion- A series of laws passed by the British in 1774 in attempt to punish Massachussetts.
Summary-After the French and Indian War The British Government decided to try and get more money from the colonies.
It lead to the American Revoloution by taking more money fromt the 13 colonies by taxing them. -
Stamp act
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a>' Defintion- An act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing stamp duties.
Summary- The stamp act was passed by the British Parlaiment on March 22,1765. The cost of the Stamp act was quite cheap also.
It led to the American Revoloution by being the cheapest act in 1765. -
Townshend act
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a>' Defintion- The Townshend Acts were a series of acts during 1767.
Summary- A series of acts in 1767 made to raise revenue in the colonies.
It lead to the American Revoloution by raising revenue by a lot of money in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a>' Definition- a riot in Boston, Massachussetts.
Summary- A arousement in Boston, Massachussetts about a gaurd and some civilians and there was shots fired because the gaurds felt the civilians were giong to attack.
It led to the American Revoloution by being the first attack by a gaurd in the history.
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Boston Tea Party
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a>' Definition- A violent demonstration in 1773 by the American Colonists.
Summary- Colonists in the america's boarded ships full of tea. And they threw all of the tea overboard.
It led to the American Revoloution because it was one of the first rebelions by the Colonists. -
Tea Act
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a>' Definition- An act of Great Britians parlaiment by expanding to tax for tea.
Summary- The parlaiment of Britain taxed colonists for tea in 1774.
It lead to the American Revoloution by being the first taxing by parlaiment for tea. -
Lexington and Concord
Link' Defintion- First battle of the American Revoloution.
Summary- The first shots starting the American Revoloution were fired at Lexington, Massachussetts. Outside of Boston they planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
This lead to the American Revoloution because this was the first battle in the American Revoloution. -
Declaration of Independence
<a
href='http://http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/revwartimeline.htm' >Link</a>' Defintion- A document declaring the US to be and independent country.
Summary- Today we still refer to it as the Bill of Rights Constitution. Basically 56 men signed the Declaration and it was done.
This lead to the American Revoloution because This declared that the United States was an independent country.
