The Road to the American Revolution

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    Treaty of Paris 1763

    The Treaty of Paris ended the war between France and Great Britain.
  • Proclamation Act

    Proclamation Act

    The Proclamation Act by King George III set the boundary of settlement at the Appalachian Mountains.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act was a tax on sugar and molasses.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was a tax for all American colonists on every single piece of paper.
  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act required american colonists to provide British soldiers with housing and food.
  • Stamp Act Congress

    Stamp Act Congress

    The Stamp Act Congress was the meeting between representatives from the colonies and from Britain.
  • Stamp Act Repealed

    Stamp Act Repealed

    After a couple months of protest and an appeal from Benjamin Franklin, the British parliament repealed the Stamp Act Repealed.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory Act was an act of parliament that accompanied the repeal of the stamp act and stated that British parliament had the same authority to tax American colonies as Great Britain
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    The Townshend Act was a series of acts passed by British Parliament in 1767
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre was an event where American colonists rioted and the British soldiers fired at the crowd and killed 5 colonists.
  • Committee of Correspondance

    The Committee of Correspondence was rallied colonists who opposed British policy and government.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    The Tea Act granted the British East Indian trade company a monopoly on tea.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party was an event where American colonists dumped British tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by British Parliament in 1774.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress

    The 1st Continental Congress was a meeting between twelve representatives of the thirteen colonies.
  • Declaration of Rights and Grievances

    The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was a declaration from continental congress to King George III.
  • Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord were the first battle in the American Revolution.
  • Bunker HIll

    Bunker HIll

    The battle of Bunker Hill helped boost the colonists confidence even though they lost because they wounded lots of enemy shoulders.
  • Appeal to Reason Rejected

    The Appeal to Reason Rejected was the Olive Branch petition when it was rejected by King George III.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    Common Sense was an article written by Thomas Paine about British government.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was a document that declared independence from Great Britain.