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Road to Revolution

  • The French and Indian war

    The French and Indian war

    The French and Indian war was a war for land. The war went on for about 9-10 years
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763

    King George III declared that Americans couldn't buy land west of line by the Appalachian Mountains.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act

    Brittan tried to end the sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch.
  • Stamp act of 1766

    Stamp act of 1766

    A tax requirement legal documents. (Diplomas, papers, etc.)
  • Townshend acts of 1767

    Townshend acts of 1767

    The act was made by taxing the North American colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British soldiers killed many people in a mob in Boston.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    The Tea Act was made so then it would reduce the huge amount of tea and put it in warehouses.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party happened at Griffins Warf. American Colonists were very upset about “taxation without representation,” so they dumped 342 chests of tea.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts where made after the Boston Tea Party. This was made to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party incident.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress was when a group of people came together to make 13 British colonies that we know today as the United States.