The Road to Revolution

The Start of the French and Indian War

Mar 9, 1754

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htmThe French and Indian War started in 1754. The French and Indian war was one of many battles between the British and French. Although the fighting started in 1754 the war did not officially begin until 1756.

The end of The French and Indian War.

Feb 10, 1763

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htmThe end of The French and Indian War was declaired by the signing of The Treaty of Paris. After the War, which the French lost, The Treaty of Paris gave Britain control of Canada and the area East of the Mississippi.

The Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htmThe Proclamation of 1763, in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The Proclamation line extended from the Atlantic coast to what is now Western Flordia.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htmThe Stamp Act was passed in 1765. The Stamp Act required all people to have to pay taxes on any paper they bought. The money that was collected from the taxes were used to pay the cost of defending and protecting the American frontier near the Appalachian Mountains.

Townshend Acts

Oct 4, 1767

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/townshend.htmThe Townshend Acts were a series of laws that were passed beginning in 1767 by the paliment in Great Britian relating to the British colonies in North America. Because of the Townshend acts, later on resulted in the Boston Massacre.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htmThe Boston Massacre was caused because there was a red coat was outside and random people just walking on the street decided to walk up to the red coat and start whinning to him and then the red coat warned the people to back away and they wouldn't so he hit the person with his gun and then a whole mob of people came up and then the one red coat called for back up and as the mob grew in size, one red coats gun fired and they started shooting fearing of their safety and killed 5 innocent people.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htmThe Intolerable Acts were a group of laws that were passed by Britain. It stated that as long as the Americans weren't in Britian, they could not be punished for anything. It caused an arguement between the Americans and the British people.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htmThe Tea Act was when the Parliament of Great Britian made a law stating that when you purchased tea, you also had to pay tax with the total amount.

Lexington amd Concord

Apr 18, 1775

http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/americanrevolution/lexingtonbattle.htmThe revolution started in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 18, 1775. General Thomas Gage sent seven hundred soldiers to destroy guns and other weapons. They had also planned on arresting John Hancock and Samuel Adams.

The Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/The Declaration on Independence was a statement stating that because we won the war against Great Britian, our thirteen states were now declared free from Britian.