War

Turning point-American Revolution

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    This was a war between the French and British. They were fighting over the Ohio river valley
  • Proclamation

    Proclamation

    The proclamation was an attempt by the king to keep the American colonies from moving west of the Appalachian mountains this was to calm things between the colonists and the native Americans.
  • Sugar act

    Sugar act

    The sugar act was to control economic activities in the American colonies by limiting the colonist what sugar products they could buy or sell.
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

    In the stamp act, the king made the colonists purchase stamps for paper publications, like letters, newspapers, and magazines.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    The Boston massacre was when red coat soldiers killed five unarmed innocent colonists. I think this was a turning point because this is when England crossed the line the red coat soldiers shot 5 unarmed colonists. This event affected the outcome of the conflict because it angered the colonists a lot the red coast soldiers had killed five colonists just because they were throwing rocks at them.
  • Tea act

    Tea act

    This act only allowed the colonists to buy tea from England companies.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    The Boston tea party was in response to the tea act the colonist dumped the king’s tea into the ocean, they tumped 342 chests of tea.
  • Intolerable acts

    Intolerable acts

    The Intolerable acts were in response to the Boston tea party the purpose was to punish the colonist this act closed the Boston harbor which meant fewer town meetings.
  • Battle of Lexington Concord

    Battle of Lexington Concord

    This was the first battle of the American Revolution, the first shot fired became known as the shot heard all around the world.
  • Olive Branch petition

    Olive Branch petition

    The colonist attempted to compromise with England by sending the olive branch petition, the olive branch petition was used to make peace.