Road to Revolution

By 27lreynolds
  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War

    War began in 1754 ended with treaty of Paris in 1763
    George Washington was in the war. Part of the first Global War. Gave Great Britain lots of territory over America.
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763

    Decreed In October 1763. Made a law so that Americans could not settle on French land
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    England cut down the colonists sugar and foreign molasses.
  • Stamp Act of 1766

    Stamp Act of 1766

    Sought to raise money through all legal papers circulating in the colonies.
  • Townsend Acts of 1767

    Townsend Acts of 1767

    Taxed goods imported to the American Colonies. Colonists saw this as an abuse of power.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre

    Street Fight by colonists throwing snowballs, sticks, stones at British. 7 Soldiers were killed.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Taxes on tea and all control of trade and delivery of tea was given to the India Tea Company.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The colonists were tired of getting taxed tea that they dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • Intolerable acts

    Intolerable acts

    Four laws for punishment mostly because of the Boston Tea Party.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress

    Colonists would boycott British goods. First official meetings that the colonists had.