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French and Indian War
French & British fighting over the Ohio river valley. -
Proclamation of 1763
The King of England made so that the colonist couldn’t go over to the land that they own/won. -
Sugar act
Britain limiting what sugar products colonist could buy or sell. -
Stamp act
Britain required colonist to buy stamps for official paper publications, letters, newspapers and magazines. -
The Boston Massacre
When British Soldiers were marching in Boston and killed 5 colonist.
Turning point, I think that the Boston Massacre was the turning point because that was when most of the colonist realized that England didn’t care about them. That was when the colonist realized that they needed to fight back against England and they weren’t going to stop until they got there freedom. -
Tea act
When Britain only allowed Colonist to from Britain owned east India trading company. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston tea party was when the mercantile protest by dumping tea in the Boston bay. -
Intolerable acts
Was to punish colonist made so they closed the Boston harbor and limited colonial townhall meetings. -
The battles of Lexington & Concord
The first battle of the American Revolutionary War. -
Olive Branch petition
The Colonist final attempt to avoid going to war with Britain during the American Revolution.