Road To Revolutionary War

  • Proclamation

    Proclamation
    This act stated that the colonist couldnt settle past the appalachain mountians
  • Period: to

    Leading up to the Revolutionary war

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    This act was passed to put a tax on sugar and molases.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Parliment passed this act to put a tax on all paper products including, legal documents,newspaper,contracts,and all other paper items.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    The Quatering Act stated that the colonist had to pay for supplies for the british army
  • The Declaration of Rights and Grievances

    The Declaration of Rights and Grievances
    This document stated that the taxes given to the colonst were unconstitutional.
  • The Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory Act
    This act took away the Stamp Act but still allowed Parliment to tax the colonist.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    This document allowed Parliment to put taxes on tes,glass,paper,and lead.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    British troops marched into boston and fired on innocent citizens and killed a few of them.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Great Britian put more tax on imported tea.So colonist started dumping the tea into the boston harbor.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    A group of men dressed up as indians and dumped tea into the harbor.
  • Coercive Act

    Coercive Act
    In responce to the boston tea party this act was passed to punish colonist in mass.
  • Continental Congress

    Continental Congress
    People from each colonie get together for a meeting to disguss the intolerable acts put on them by the British.