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Road to the Revolution

  • French & Indian war

    French & Indian war

    The French and Indian war was a fight between England and France over the Ohio River, and France outnumbered England and ended up winning the war. Ended in 1763
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    This was an attempt at the British Parliament to keep the colonists limited in space, and wouldn’t let the colonists expand west past the Appalachian mountains.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    The sugar act was a tax on sugar because people liked to buy a lot of tea back then tea has sugar so the parliament started taxing the sugar prices.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    The stamp act was when the British started requiring to have a stamp on anything on paper that is important wills, licenses, legal papers, Etc.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was one of the most important events in history leading to the American Revolution when the British soldiers shot and killed 5 innocent people for no reason. It's the biggest turning point leading to the American revolution in my opinion.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    This act only allowed the colonists to buy tea from the East Indian trading center which most likely charged more than the normal people that sell tea.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston tea party was a response to the Tea Act by dumping 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act

    It was the last ever act and it was made by the British parliament to punish the port of Boston and the people of Massachusetts for the Boston tea party.
  • Battle of Lexington & Concord

    Battle of Lexington & Concord

    This was the first battle of the American revolution it made more of the Americans start to fight back against the British.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition

    This was an attempt at compromise with the British but the British king didn’t like the terms so declined and continued war.