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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was the awakening of the ideas of liberty, democracy, and the tolerance of religion in America. I would rate this a 9, because it exposed the gradual development of new ideas for the government. -
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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between French soldiers and Native Americans again the British because each side wanted control over America. I would rate this a 9, because this showed the demand for the New World known as America. -
Proclamation Line of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was the western border of the English colonies. It was the line that the colonists were not allowed to cross because the British had given that land to the Native Americans. Although, some settlers still went over the boundaries. I would rate this a 7, because this showed how the settlers did not always agree with the King. Picture Citation -
Boston Massacre
Picture CitationThe Boston Massacre was a fight that occured between a group of colonists and British soldiers, and resulted in the death of five colonists. I would rate this a 9, because this made the colonists very mad, flaming the upcoming revolution's fire. -
Tea Act
Picture Citation The Tea Act was England's attempt to gain control of tea trading and help give the British East Indian Company more customers. I would rate this a 6, because it was an expression of the frustration the colonists were feeling against England and its control. -
The Boston Tea Party
[Picture Citation](en.wikipedia.org) The Boston Tea Party was when a group of colonist got together and dumped a large amount of tea into the Boston Harbor because they were tired of paying tea tax to England. I would rate this an 9, because when the colonists did this, England got very angry and decided they needed to take action. -
The Intolerable Acts
Picture CitationThe Intolerable Acts were laws from King George III to punish the colonists for dumping tea into the Boston Harbor. I would rate this a 9, because the settlers were very angry about this and it would not be long before they did something about it. -
First Continental Congress
Picture CitationThe First Continental Congress was a gathering of the representatives for each of the colonies, besides Georgia, to discuss how they felt about the British "Intolerable Acts". I would rate this an 10, because this was a meeting to figure how they were going to handle their issues with the British. -
Stamp Act
Picture CitationThe Stamp Act required having a specific stamp on all commercial and legal documents that would show that a tax had been paid. I would rate this a 7, because the colonists did not think this was fair and started to protest. -
Lexington and Concord
Picture CitationLexington, Massachusetts was where the first shots of the revolution occured. Later, a British general name Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy the weapons and supplies the colonists had stored in Concord. I would rate this a 10, because this was actually the beginning of the Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress
Picture CitationThe Second Continental Congress was started on May 10, 1775. The delegates from each of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia to decide what they were going to do next. I would rate this a 9, because they were finally realizing that something needed to change about the way they ran their government. -
Declaration of Independence
Picture Citation The Declaration of Independence was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, that announced that the thirteen American colonies were independent from the British Empire. I would rate this as a 7, because it showed that the American colonies wanted independence.
