Road to the American Revolution

  • The French and Indian war

    The French and Indian war

    North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various native Americans tribes
  • proclamation of 1736

    proclamation of 1736

    This is a boundary marked in the Appalachian mountains at the Eastern continental divide. This happened because of the French and Indian war and they didn't wanna mess with the Indians.
  • sugar act

    sugar act

    British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade in sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch west Indies so the colonies would buy from the king. This is because the king needed money because he was in dept from the French and Indian war.
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper that they would get from the king. This is because he was in debt and needed money because of the French and Indian war.
  • Boston massucure

    Boston massucure

    the colonist hit the British guards with a club and with out permission the British guards shot the unarmed colonist.
  • tea act

    tea act

    Because the king was in debt due to the French and Indian war the king forced the colonist to only buy his kind of tea so he could get out of debt.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    colonist were angry about the tea act so they threw the kings tea in the ocean
  • The intolerable acts

    The intolerable acts

    Punishment on colonist due to the Boston tea party. Punishments included the closing of the Boston harbor, this didnt allow the colonist to get their basic needs.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Because of all the acts imposed on he colonist they decided to go to battle this signaled the start 7of the revolutionary war.
  • olive branch petition

    olive branch petition

    The colonist sent a letter to the king as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared.