Turning Point Timeline

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian War contributed to tensions because it led to massive debt to the British.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The Proclamation of 1763 contributed to tensions because King George III didn't let colonists settle in the Appalachian Mountains
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    It contributed to tensions because it was the first tax to be enforced by the British parliament
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    It contributed because colonists believed that taxation without representation was tyranny.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre contributed because colonists were angry because British soldiers shot 5 unarmed colonists and that made colonists mad.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    It contributed because it was allowing the East India Trading Company to sell tea directly to the American colonies.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    It contributed because it led to the intolerable acts and colonists were against the intolerable acts.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    It contributed because colonists didn't like the intolerable acts and they were against it.
  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord ⭐(TURNING POINT).

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord ⭐(TURNING POINT).
    The Battles Of Lexington and Concord increased tensions because it started the American Revolution. I believe this is the turning point because it signaled the start of The American Revolution.
  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition
    The Olive Branch Petition was not accepted by King George III and furthered tensions between the colonists.
  • THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD IS THE TURNING POINT

    THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD IS THE TURNING POINT
    THE BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD WAS THE TURNING POINT BECAUSE IT MARKED THE START OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND AT THAT POINT WAS WAS UNAVOIDABLE