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Salutary Neglect
Saultary Neglect contributed to the Revolutionary War by loosening its reins on british control. By loosening control on the colonists that encouraged them to form their own government. -
French and Indian War
This war ended up with Britain taking over French Canada. This event strenghtened the British, but also made it easier for colonists to rebel. Without the French the only army they had to face was the British. This gave the colonies more confidence to rebel which leads to the Revolutionary War. -
French and Indian War
This is when the war ended and the British took over former French Canada. -
Proclamation of 1763
This event banned the colonists of going west of the Appalachians. This did not stop the colonists, and they were not persecuted for breaking it. This gave colonists reason to believe the British had little control over them, and reason to think they had a good chance of taking over. -
The Stamp Act Congress of 1765
This act actually sparked protests in the colonies. This led to the Revolutionary War because it was so outrageous, and pulled so much money out of every single colonists pocket. The colonists were completely outraged. New York, Boston, and Philidelphia were all so angry that they refused to import any goods from Britain until the act was repealed. This strengthened the Colonies, and showed them how much power they had over Britain. -
The Declatory Act of 1766
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances granted a way for Colonists to measle their way in to helping govern the Colonies. This made it easier for the Colonists to learn the ways of government which was needed when they decided they wanted to run it independently. This helped aid towards the Revolution with the Colonists gaining governmental control. -
The Townshend Acts
"Taxation without Representation" These acts led to boycotts, organized rebellion, and protesting. This was another one of the major events that frustrated the colonists. This led to the Revolutionary War because it enraged the colonists, and made them power hungry. -
The Boston Massacre
This was viewed as a "British attack on defenseless citizens." This showed that the colonists and British were in fact not a team, or on the same side. This sparked a distict dividion in society British against Colonists. -
The Tea Act of 1773
The Colonies did not have to pay taxes on the tea but, they still expected the Colonists to pay taxes on it. This was unfair, and led the colonists to become outraged. Any anger against the British will lead to the Revolution. -
The Boston Tea Party of 1773
18,000 pounds of tea were dumped in to the Boston Harbor. This enraged the British, and tightened the rivalry against the colonsts. When the rivarlry gets to be enough is when the war breaks out. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act pushed the colonists over the edge. They were forced to let British soldiers in to their homes, feed them, and house them for no pay. This was a part of the Intolerable Acts that really made the colonists mad. This was one of the key events that got the colonists fed up, and gave reason for the American Revolution. -
The Intolerable Acts
This actually was the reason for the Continental Congress. They basically started the war. -
First Continental Congress
The Continental Congress was the group of men who told colonists for the first time to start fighting back. This group is the begining of specualtion for the Revolutionary War. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Paul Revere warned the colonists "The British are coming." The British met 90 minutemen, the minutemen were no amtch for the british soldiers. They British then marched in to Concord where they were ambushed by 3,000-4,000 minutemen and slaughtered. -
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense
This book bashed on King George III. It was written proof of the colonists separating from the British. It gave inspiration to create a equal, and good society. -
The Declaration of Independence
The famous Fourth of July. The day we officially became independent from the British. This gave us the basis of our entire country. -
The American Revolution Ends
The war ended. The British surrendered at Yorktown. The British was defeated, and the colonists now had to find a way to rebuild their country. -
The Treaty of Paris
This treaty was written proof of the new boundaries of the U.S. This allowed British to collect what was owed to them, and Loyalists to sue for what they had lost. -
Mercantilism Theory
Mercantilism was a great influencing factor to the Revolutionary War. In order to have a self sufficient government you do not want to give portions of your earnings to another country. Wanting to keep all that they have earned encouraged them to separate from the British government. -
The Second Continental Congress
They argued about how the government would be set up, and how the militiamen would be paid. They ended up making their own paper money, and paying the troops with that. They started acting as a whole seperate army
