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Beginning of French and Indian War
history.com The French and Indian War started because the British felt like they needed to prevent the French from gaining control over territories and trade that the British thought was rightfully theirs. The English leaders gave London more control over the colonies which was a part of the resentment towards British policies that led to the American Reveolution. -
End of the French and Indian War
history.com The French and Indian War ended when the representatives of King George III signed the Treaty of Paris in 1763. This led to the American Revolution because when the French got defeated, the colonists relied less on the Britains for protection. -
Proclamation of 1763
history.com King George III issued the proclamation, which closed off the frontier for colonial expansion. The king presented the proclamation to calm the fears of the indians, who thought the colonists would slave them for their lands as they expanded westward. This led up to the American Revolution because the proclamation banned settlement west of the Appalachians, and then most people's feelings were anti-British. -
Stamp Act
history.com The Stamp Act was the first direct British tax on American colonists. It required them to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. This led to the American Revolution because when they issued direct tax on the colonists the became mad and there was a lot of chaos in America. -
Townshend Acts
history.com The Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paint, and papers imported into the colonies. Many American viewed the taxation as an abuse of power. After they repealed the Townshend Acts the two sides actually were in agreement. -
Boston Massacre
Ushistory.com The Boston Massacre was a riot between the unwelcomed British soldiers and the colonists. The British soldiers shot and killed five colonists. This led to the American Revolution because when the British killed the townspeople this increased the colonists motive to fight. -
Tea Act
[Tea Act](<a href='http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/teaactdef.htm)' >Tea Act</a>The Tea Act was when the American colonists could not buy tea from anywhere except the East India Comany. The Tea Act lowered the price on tea so much that it became less than tea from other companies. The American colonists saw it as another "taxation without respresetation". This led to the American Revolution because the Tea Act led to the Boston Tea Party, which was a sign of resentment that the British did not appreciate. -
Boston Tea Party
history.comThe Boston Tea Party was a protest made by the Sons of Liberty when they boarded three ships and threw chests of tea overboard into the Boston harbor. They were protesting because they were angry there was a tax on tea. This led to the American Revolution because they were angry they wern't seeing any benefits coming from the taxation. -
Intolerable Acts
ushistory.com The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws passed by the parliament. Most of them were mainly aimed at Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. This contributed to the American Revolution because the colonists were mad that there was taxation without representation. -
Lexington and Concord
history.com Lexington and Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionarry War, The night of April 18, 1775 hundreds of British troops came from Boston into Concord. Paul Revere warned everybody that they were coming, and to be prepared to fight. -
Declaration of Independence
history.com The Declaration of Independence is a document that our 56 founding Fathers signed as a way to show they all agreed to follow the rules of the new government.
