Revolution

Events leading to the American Revolution

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war
    French VS British Colonists
    Faught over land! This caused Britain to go into debt so King George the III taxed the Colonists.
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  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The parlament told the colonists that they cant go west of the Appalachian mountainsto avoid starting another war with the indians . This made the colonists mad because they wanted more land.
  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    The Parlament forces colonists to feed and house British soldiers which causes colonists to have less money than before
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The parlament forces colonists to put a stamp on ALL papers so they can tax them.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    British soldiers were being taunted by a croud of colonists. As colonists got closer the soldiers panicked and fired their guns. After they fired 5 men lay dead.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Colonists dressed as native americans and climed aboard a tea ship in boston and poured at least 90,000 pounds of tea into the ocean.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Represenatives from the colonies get together to figure out what to do about problems with Britain.