Road to revolution

  • The French and Indian war of 1754

    The French and Indian war was a war between the French and Native Americans fought to maintain or take land
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    A proclamation issued to by the British to officially claim North American land
  • The sugar act of 1764

    A act that lessened the tax on molasses but restricted the trade of molasses and made the post war economic depression worse
  • The stamp act of 1765

    The stamp act put tax on all papers and official documents in the colonies
  • The town shed act of 1767

    The town shed act put tax on more goods that were imported to the colonies
  • The Boston Massacre of 1770

    The Boston Massacre happened when a protest of patriots were rioting and some were shot and killed by the British army
  • The tea act of 1773

    The tea act of 1773 allowed The East India Tea Company to have all control of the trade and delivery of tea
  • The Boston tea party of 1773

    The Boston tea party was a Protest against the British Government For imposing Taxation without representation
  • Intolerable act of 1774

    4 Laws passed by the British Government to punish the colonist for the Boston tea party
  • The 1st continental congress of 1774

    The colonist boycotted the British goods until the removed the Intolerable acts