Road to Revolution

Road to Revolution

Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Jan 1, 1780

French and indian war

May 28, 1754

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htmknown as seven years'war.1756

end of french and indian war

Feb 10, 1763

http://www.sparknotes.com/history/american/frenchindian/section8.rhtmlTreaty of paris ends the war and franve cedes canada

Proclamation

Oct 7, 1763

http://teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/253741763 at the end of the french and indian war the british issued a proclamation ,mainly intended to conciliate the indeians by checking he encroachment of settlers on their lands

The Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/stampactdef.htmwas passed by the British parliament. The new tax was imposed on all american colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper thy used

Townshend act

Jun 29, 1767

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/townshendactsdef.htmThe Townshend act consitituted an attempt by the british government to consolidate fiscal and political power over the american colonies.

Boston massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.bostonmassacre.net/The boston massacre was a street fight. between a Patriot mob , throwing snowball, stones, and sticks and a squad of british soldires. several colonists were killed

Tea act

May 10, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/tea-actthe catalyst of the boston tea party. Yea a monopoly on tea sales in the american colonies

Boston Tea party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-partythe destruction of the tea in boston was a political protest by the sons of liberty in boston

Intolerable act

Mar 24, 1774

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htmWas the American patriots name for a series of punitive laws passed by the british parliament

Lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.aspIt was a war the battles of lexington and concord were the first military engagments of the Amerian recolutionary

Declaration of independence

Jul 4, 1776

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independenceThamas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin was tasked with drafting A formal staement of the colonies intentions