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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment began when people started to apply logic and reason to daily decisions including government. This inspired people to question the British authority over the colonists. This was very important in starting the Revolution (10/10) because without it the colonists woulnd't have thought British rule was wrong. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was fought between England and the American Colonists versus the French in America. The war ended with the Proclamation of 1763 which forbade colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains hopefully avoiding further conflict. England ended the war deeply in debt which they paid off by taxing colonists.
The French and Indian war was very important in the Revolution (3/10). The taxing upset the colonists, later causing revolt. -
Proclamation LIne of 1763
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was a result of the French and Indian war. It made it so colonists couldn't continue into Native American land west of the Appalachian mountains. The colonists knew that this law couldn't be enforced well, therefore, they moved west anyway. This was important (6/10) because it was a sign of rebellion and it showed they didn't want to follow the rules put into place by the British. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required that all printed paper products had to have a stamp that the colonists were supposed to purchase and pay tax on. When the Stamp Act was passed, American colonists began to boycott British goods. The boycotting forced the British to repeal the act.
I think the Stamp Act was moderately important in the American Revolutioin (4/10) because the boycott showed Britain that the colonists weren't afraid of standing up for their rights. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was important in the leading up to the revolution (5/10). It wasn't actually a massacre but the Sons of liberty used the killing of five colonists as propaganda against Britain. This made people angry at Britain which sparked future events leading to the American Revolution. -
Tea Act
The tea act was when the British began taxing the colonists for tea. This event led to the Boston Tea Party. The tea act highly upset colonists and caused them to rebel which was a significant event in the revolution (6). -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party resulted from the British raising the tax on tea. Because this upset the colonists, the Sons of Liberty dressed up like indians and destroyed the tea by dumping the cases off British boats and into the Boston Harbour.
The Boston Tea party, in my opinion, was the beginning of the Revolution (9/10). This was when the colonists began to take physical action against the British. -
Intolerable Acts
Following the Boston Tea Party, the British made three new laws punishing the colonists. The following laws were put in place:
-no more trial by jury
-colonists required to allow English soldiers to stay with them
-no entry or exit of Boston Harbour.
The Intolerable Acts were important (t6/10) becasue with no more trial by jury, trials can now be unfair. Also the British are asserting more power of the colonists than the colonists like. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continetnal Congress was when 12 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to write a letter to King George in hope that he would repeal the acts. The colonists found many of the acts unfair (4/10). This was when the colonists made the first politically correct decision concerning their unhappiness. King George ignored the request. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord was fought because the British thought Concord was collecting weapons. When the British went to destroy the weapons, they got into a dispute with people in the militia. British troops won against the militia and then moved on to defeat more people in Concord. The battles were very important in the road to the revolution (10/10) because these events were when the colonists began to volunteer to fight. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the document created by the American Continental Congress declaring the colonies independence from Britain. Thomas Jefferson is the author of this document. In the Declaration 27 examples of British tyranny were listed. Also in the document it is stated that America had the right and responsibilty to be free from Britain.
I think this document heavily influenced the Revolution (8/10) because it had officially declared America a country. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was when the 12 delegates met again to talk about the battles in Massachusettes. They couldn't decide on the issue of independence, however "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine convinced most of them that it was necesary.
The Second Continental Congress is one of the most important things leading up to the Revolution (9/10) because this is when they decided that they needed independence from Britian.
