Crossing the delaware

Road to Revolution

By tdickson59

  • The Treaty of Paris of 1763 and the Proclamation of 1763

    The Treaty of Paris of 1763 and the Proclamation of 1763
    The Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763. It ended the French and Indian War. It also took away all of the land that the French owned and put it under British Rule. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists from going beyond the Appalachian Mountains.

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act was the first act British that Parliament passed that made colonists give money to England.The Sugar Act is when the British started to put a tax on sugar products. This included

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act enforced a tax on paper products.

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    The Quartering Act enforced colonials to provide shelter and food for British soldiers.

  • Stamp Act Congress

    Stamp Act Congress
    The Stamp Act Congress was when 27 delegates came together from the colonies to make a statement of their rights and their grievances.

  • The Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Acts
    It put regulation taxes on things such glass, white lead, paper, paint, and most importantly, tea.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    A group of colonist were throwing snowballs at a group of redcoats. The redcoats responded with shooting at the colonists. Five of the colonists were shot dead and three more were injured.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    Around 100 Bostonians dress up like Native Americans and they dumped 342 chests full of tea in the Boston Harbor. They did the protest the tax put on tea.

  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts chastised the colonist. To be specific, it was led more towards Bostonians. But most importantly, it blocked off the Boston Harbor

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Delegates from 12/13 colonies came together. They made the Declaration of rights. It pretty much set guide lines to the colonists.

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    British troops went to Lexington and Concord to seize stores and gunpowder. This started the fighting part of the Revolutionary War.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Delegates from the colonies came together to create a document to declare their independence. Thomas Jefferson was the one to right the important document. America's founding fathers all collaborated on the document.

  • Treaty of Paris, 1783

    Treaty of Paris, 1783
    King George III and representatives from the U.S. signed a treaty to end the Revolutionary War.