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French and Indian War.
http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
The French and Indian War, also was called the seven year war, was a battle between Great Britan and France. It shaped the american revolution because it put the british in debt and they had to tax the colonists and that caused them to get very angry.. -
Proclamation of 1763.
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm
The Proclamation of 1763 was a way to prevent the colonists from moving westward. It affected the American Revolution because it limited the colonist power and freedom.. -
Townshend Act.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts
The Townshend Act was made to put taxes on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. This effected the American Revoultion because the Americans thought there was no right for them to have taxes. -
Boston Massacre.
http://www.bostonmassacre.net/
The boston massacre was a street battle, they were throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. It was a terrible battle to be apart of. Afterwards they demanded the removal of the British. -
Tea Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-tea-act
The Tea Act was one of very many measures imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British leading up to the American Revolutionary War in 1775 to 1783. The act's purpose was to bail out the floundering East India Company. -
Boston Tea Party.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston. They were a group of Americans who dumped a million dollars of tea into the sea because they wouldn't pay the taxes. This made the Americans feel like they could rebel more. It also made the British very mad. -
Lexington and Concord.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battles_of_Lexington_and_Concord
Lexington and Concord was a battle that was the kick off to the American Revolution. -
Declaration of Independence.
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html
The Declaration of Independence was the document that helped find America. -
The Stamp act.
http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm
The stamp act made all colonists pay taxes for every piece of paper they used. This made the Colonist mad and made them declared that all Americans should have the same right as any Enlgish man would. -
Intolerable Acts
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htm
After the Boston Tea Party, the British passed a bill where the Americans couldn't use the harbor until they decided it was okay. This made the Americans want to fight for freedom.
