John Lybbert

French and indian war

Jan 1, 1755

The war between England and France with its Indian allies .This led to the Revolution because England overly taxed the colonist.

The Proclamation of 1763

Oct 27, 1763

This kept the colonist from killing the Indians by the colonist staying on the east side of the Appalacian mountains and the indians on the west.This led to the Revolution because more British soldiers

stamp act

Oct 27, 1765

This forced colonist to buy a stamp for every paper product(cards,news paper)This had to happen because britain had a huge dept from the war.This helped the revolution because colonist not allowed to agree on it

Quartering act

Oct 27, 1765

Colonist forced to care for Britains soldiers.This led to the revolution becuase those in England did not treat them like gentelman

Townshend acts

Oct 28, 1767

Things imported from England taxed.(glass,paint,paper,and tea)and the colonist were not willing to pay the extra taxes.This helped form the Revolutionary war

Boston masacre

Oct 28, 1768

British soldiers opened fired on a mob of colonist , 5 dead ,10 wounded ,but they were there to protest the amount of soldiers in the city.This led to the revolution because the soldiers killed unarmed men .

Boston tea party

Oct 28, 1773

The sons of liberty tossed 90000 pounds of tea into the harbor.This led to the revolution because after that there were harsh punishments to follow

tea act

Oct 31, 1773

This was Lord Norths attempt to rescue East India company.This helped the war because colonist were not willing to pay for their tea.

The Intolerable acts

Oct 28, 1774

The acts closed the Boston Harbor .2nd , the British firmly controlled Massachusetts. This led to the Revolution because this made the colonist really mad .

First continental congress

Oct 31, 1774

50 leaders from the 12 colonies met and sent a peaceful letter to King George to listen to their complaints.This led to the Revolution because the king did not listen.