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Road to revolution

  • the French and Indian war

    the French and Indian war
    they fought between France and great Britain.
  • the proclamation of 1763

    the proclamation of 1763
    The British produced boundary marks
  • The Sugar Act

    	The Sugar Act
    The British end smuggling sugar and molasses.
  • Stamp Act of 1766

    	Stamp Act of 1766
    Help replenish finances after 7 year war with France.
  • Townshend Acts of 1767

    Townshend Acts of 1767
    Taxed good imported to American colonies
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    A patriot mob attacked a British loyalist.
  • Tea act

    Tea act
    Granted the company directly without landing it.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    Dumped 342 chests of tea.
  • Intolerable Acts

    	Intolerable Acts
    punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    	1st Continental Congress
    Delegates discussed boycotting British goods to establish the rights of Americans and planned for a Second Continental Congress.