Road to Revolution

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    End of French and Indian WarGreat Britain WonFrench No Longer in North America
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Peace with IndiansAngry ColonistBy King George lll
  • Sugar Act

    Molasses ActTax on MolassesColonist Rebelling
  • The Stamp Act of 1765

    TaxesBecause Great Britain Needs To Pay Of Their DebtUnhappy Colonist
  • Townshend Act

    To Limit ImportsTaxes on Lead, Paint, Paper, and TeaAbuse of Power
  • The Boston Massacre

    British SoldiersViolence5 Dead
  • Boston Tea Party

    Disguised as Mohawk IndiansBoston HarborBecause of Tea Act
  • Intolerable Acts

    Because of Boston Tea PartyTo Out Rage Patriots4 acts by the British
  • First Continental Congress

    Response to Intolerable ActsPhiladelphiaDeclaration of Right
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    First BattleStart to the RevolutionAmerican Win
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    British VictoryMassachusettsEarly in the Revolutionary Was
  • Common Sense Published

    Thomas Paine's PamphletAmerican IndependenceSpreading the Word
  • Lockton Arrested

    Because Loyal to the KingGo RebelsArrested by Rebels
  • Plotting Against George Washington

    Kill WashingtonMust Win the WarLoyalist
  • British Arrive IN New York

    July 1, 1776 Here Come the LoyalistTroubleWar
  • Battle in Brooklyn

    September 14, 1776 British WinKilled and CapturedGot Destroyed
  • Invasion of New York

    Hundreds of ShipsSunday MorningViolence
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Eighteen Days LongAmerican VictoryFall of 1777
  • Battle of Yorktown

    American WinMost Important BattleLast Battle
  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    Ended Revolutionary WarFree NationIndependence