Road to Revolution

  • The start of the French and Indian War

    The start of the French and Indian War
    The morning of May 28th George Washington attacked about 30 French soldiers. Which was the first attack, so it was a big deal. It helped lead to the American Revolution by helping the colonist think that they should be their own country.
  • The end of the French and Indian War

    The end of the French and Indian War
    The end of the war happended becasue of the signing of the Treaty of Paris. It helped lead to the American Revolution because it gave colonist confidence.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The procalamtion made it where the colonist could not move to the new area that they got, so that the indians could still have some of their land. It help start the American Revolution because it made the colonist a little angry.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was a law that made it where if you got a piece of paper with writing on it you had to pay a fee of three pence. This help lead to the American Revolution by getting the colonist upset.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    This act made it where if you sold so much of something the King gets so much of the money. This made buisness people mad so it helped lead to the American Revolution.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was when a rioting group cornerd a group of redcoats and the redcoats open fired into the crowd and killed 5 people. This help lead to the American Revolution because the colonist got very angry that the redcoats killed some of their people.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The Tea Act just taxed the tea. This upset the colonist and that is what help lead to the American Revolution.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was where a group of colonist dressed up as Mohawk Indians and got onto a ship and dumped one million dollars worth of tea into the ocean. This help lead to the American Revolution because the British were mad.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    There were more than one acts and they were called the Intolerable Acts because the colonist hated them so much. This help lead to the American Revolution becasue it upset the colonist a lot.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War. This help lead to the American Revolution because people started to notice that they mean buisness.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Declaration of Independence was just the start of America beinging it own country. It help lead to the American Revolution because it gave America confidence.