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Road to Revolution

By Manuel A

  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war
    The British taxed colonists to pay for their debt after The French and Indian war.

  • Proclamation

    Proclamation
    The colonists could not move west.

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Tax on sugar and molasses.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Newspapers, legal documents and paper required a British stamp.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The British soldiers attacked colonists to stop rioting.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Required tea to only be purchased from the British east india company.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Colonists destroyed British Property costing 18,000 in damages.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    Britain shut down the Boston harbor and the courts.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The colonists were mad because they were trying to take their stuff

  • Olive Branch Petition

    Olive Branch Petition
    This was not enough to avoid war because, even though the colonists were willing to seek peace, King George was not and denied their request. The colonists declared their independence a year later.