steps to the revolution

By michaelreyes

  • french an indian war 1754-1763

    1.it was the conflict between britian and the french/indians over land
    2. wanted there land
    3. they were ok with this (the colonists)

  • treaty of paris 1763

    1. britian claimed most of the frenchs land
    2. to officilaze that the brityish had won & earned there land 3 they were happy about this

  • procolamation of 1763

    1 forbide colonists from setteling west of the appalachian moutains
    2 so the colonists dont mess with the indians
    3 like they were being told what to do

  • sugar act 1764

    1.placed tax on sugar
    2. helped pay for the french and indian war
    3. colonits didnt like the taxing

  • stamp act

    1. a tax on all paper
    2. helped pay off the recent war
    3. colonits didnt like the high taxes

  • writs of assistance 1767

    1. soldgers could enter ships or homes an check for smuggled goods an take what ever 2.it involved britian
    2. the colonits didnt like this

  • townshed acts 1767

    1. tax on all household goods
    2. great britian and colonits were involved
    3. it made the colonits angry

  • boston massacre

    1. were british men opened fire on a group of colonits
    2. british an colonits were involved 3.it really upsetted the colonits

  • quartering act 1770

    1. colonits had to house british soldgers
    2. the british an the colonits
    3. it made the colonits feel uncomfortable

  • tea act/ boston tea party

    1. british made a tax on sugar, tea, & molases, so the colonits dumped barrels of tea into the ocean 2.british an colonits involved
    2. it angered the british.

  • intorable acts 1774

    1. a tax on all shiped goods to the colonits 2.british an colonits involved
    2. it angerd the colonits an lead t the spark of the war

  • 1st continetal congres 1774

    1. were the colonits rtried to ask for peace between britan an them
    2. great briRtian an colonits were involved
    3. the british disagreed an wanted to battle

  • lexington 1775

    1. the 1st battles of the revoultionary war
    2. involved british and colonits
    3. the british an colonits were officiallh enemys

  • concord 1775

    1, when british attacked concord in the middle of the night and minutemen from the colonits were summoned
    2. involved america vs. the british
    3. it was the 2nd war agianst eachother

  • 2nd contienental congress

    1. when they asked great britian to please bring peace an signed george washington as the general after they reffused
    2. great britian an colonits
    3. kept the war moving

  • ft. ticonderogal 1775

    1. a fort the british had there, the colonits attacked an took it over
    2. british an colonies 3.frustrated the british

  • buncker hill 1775

    1. british attacked buncker hill an drove america back
    2. british agianst americas
    3. angered the colonits on the defeat

  • declaration of independence 1776

    1. this was thomas jeffersons philosiphy of what our soon to come nation would be like
    2. involved the colonits
    3. it gave strength to the colonits

  • battle of new york 1776

    1. the war on saten island agianst the british and amaricans
    2. involved america and britian
    3. it was mutal hatred

  • battle of trenton

    1. were washington suprised britian troops on chritmas with an attack an won
    2. british vs colonies
    3. frustrated british

  • common sense 1776

    1. were thomas pain said we dont only have to trade with britian that we can trade with other nations
    2. the colonits an thier goverment
    3. gave the colonits strength

  • battle of princeton 1777

    1. a war based in new jersey, the colonits won and drove cornwaliss troops back
    2. britan vs america
    3. it frustrated british and the king

  • battle of sarratoga 1777

    1.on the hudson river washingtons troops forced a surrender
    2. british vs america
    3. it ticked of britian

  • winter at valley forge 1777- 1778

    1. it was a harsh winter time the troops of america went through they had lil food anmost dyed from frostbite
    2. the colonits troops
    3. it hurt the army

  • battle of yorktown

    1. the last battle of the revolution! the colonits had won an freedom was won
    2. british vs colonits
    3. the colonits were up in cheer

  • treaty of paris

    1. the document that officially declared americans independence
    2. british and colonits were involved
    3. the british were made that they had to give up land an the colonits were cheered with joy