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The Enlightenment
The enlightenment led to many of the ideas that the colonists would use in the Declaration of Independance. This was a 9 on the scale of how much it influenced the revolution because Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independance using the ideas from the enlightenment. -
French and Indian War
The French had a war against the Colinists and the English. It took place in america, and it led to the English being in great debt, so they then taxed the Colonists. I think this was a 9 because it was one of the first things to lead towards revolution. -
Proclamation line of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 said that the Colonists could not move west of the Appalachain mountains. This was to avoid conflict with the native indians, but the Colonists did not listen. I would rate this a 3 out of 10 because the Colonists did not follow the proclamation and it was never really enforced very strictly. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act declared that all printed documents had to have a stamp. This led to colonists boycotting British goods. England repealed the act because of the boycott. The stamp act was a 7 out of 10 on how strongly it influenced the revolution because the colonists were able to get the British to repeal the act. -
Boston Massacre
A group of off duty English soldiers got in a conflict with some colonial protesters. 5 colonists were killed in the conflict. I would rate the massacre a 6 because it was later used as propaganda by the Sons of Liberty against the English. -
Tea Act
The tea act was a tax on tea that the British made the colonists pay. It was an 8 on the scale of how much it influenced the revolution because it led to the colonists revolting and then the Boston Tea Party happened. -
Intolerable Acts
The Boston tea party led to the British punishing the colonists and that is what the Intolerable Acts were. The colonists were not allowed trial by juries, they were forced to let the English soldiers live and eat at their homes,and there was a blockade of Boston. The Intolerable Acts were a 9 on the scale of how they influenced the revolution because it led to the colonists fighting back against the English. -
First Continental Congress
Delegates representing 12 of the colonies met in Philedelphia to talk about the Intolerable Acts. They wrote a letter asking King George III to repeal the acts and he said no. I would rate this a 3 on how much it influenced revolution because the king did not repeal the acts so the Colonists were not able to move closer to revolution at the time. -
Lexington and Concord
English troops went to investigate weapon stockpiling in Concord, Massachusetts. On the way they had to fight against farmers and militia in Lexington. They defeated them, and did the same in Concord where they were confronted for a second time. This was a 9 out of 10 because it got delegates talking about independance and it led to the Second Continental Congress. -
Second Continental Congress
Delegates met for the second time to discuss independance. The delegates were about 50/50 on the issue but in the end they decided it was for the best. They decided to set up a comittee to write the Declaration of Independance. I think this was a 9 out of 10 on how much in influenced revolution because it led directly to the Declaration of Independance. -
Dclaration of Independance
Thomas Jefferson wrote the declaration of independance by using ideas from John Locke and Rousseau. Jefferson says in the declaratiopn that we not only had the right to become independant, we were also responsible for it. It was a 10 out of 10 on a scale of how strongly it influenced revolution.
