French and indian war

turning point timeline American Revolution

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    a conflict primarily fought between Britain and France over New World territo
  • proclamation of 1763

    proclamation of 1763

    couldn't go past the mountains
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    to stamp any paper
  • sugar act

    sugar act

    Sugar Act, also called Plantation Act or Revenue Act, 1765
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5
  • tea act

    tea act

    the Tea Act in 1773. The act granted the company
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16
  • intolerable act

    intolerable act

    to punish the colonists
  • Battles of Lexington & concord

    Battles of Lexington & concord

    the end of the revolution
  • olive Branch Petition

    olive Branch Petition

    to make peace
  • turning point

    Battles of Lexington & concord because open military conflict made reconciliation between Britain and the colonies all the more unlikely.