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French and Indian War 1754-1763
http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
This event was started by the French expanding to the Ohio River Valley which was repeatedly causeing conflict with the British colonies. Eventually the British offically declared war. It helped lead to the American Revolution because after the war it gave Britian very big territorial advantages which lead to war taxes, then made the people mad, and lead to the Revolution. -
Proclamation 1763
http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/1763-proclamation-of
The Proclamation was made to where everyone west of Appalation divide was off-limits so then the British could protect the Native's from attacks by the white and protect the colonists from some rampages. This helped lead to the Revolution because there was a desire for good farmland which made go colonists against Proclamation -
Stamp Act
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=stamp%20act
The Stamp Act was when the British demanded money from the American colonies by puting a stamp duty on newspapers, and legal and commercial documents. This lead to the Revolution because the colonists started to rebel against the British. -
Townshend Acts
https://wikihistoria.wikispaces.com/Townshend%20Acts
The Townshed Acts were like a continution of the Stamp Act, but for more of the basic goods like paint, lead, glass, paper, and tea. The British thought they could go unoticed so they could make more money for their army, but when the colonists did find out they became angry. That is how it aided the American Revolution start. -
Boston Massacre
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm
The Boston Massacre started when a mob of colonists started to throw snowballs, stones, and sticks at a squad of British soldiers. Ever since the British soldiers arrived, their presence became very unwelcome. And as a response to the mob, the soldiers killed several colonists. This lead to Boston demanding them to leave and also to the Revolution. -
Tea Act
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-tea-act
The Tea Act was a bill designed for the East Indian Company to pay lower in Britian. It was designed for them because they were about to go to bankruptcy. They thought that there was no way the colonists could protest against cheap tea, but they were wrong and that is how it helped to begin the American Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-passes-the-tea-act
The Boston Tea Party was an event that happened because of the Tea Act. When three ships came to the Boston Harbor, they demanded the ships to be sent back, but Governor Thomas Hutchison refused. So a group of colonists disguised themselves as Indians and dumped nearly $1 millions worth of tea. That is how it aided the Revolution. -
Intolerable Acts
http://www.hobart.k12.in.us/gemedia/amrev/revwar/intolera.htm
The Intolerable Acts were made to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. The first one was they closed down Boston Harbor until they could pay for the tea they dumped. The second was, British soldiers could do anything they wanted and not be arrested. The last one was, there weren't going to be any town meetings for a year. This made them mad. -
Lexington and Concord
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord
The battle of Lexington and Concord started the Amercian Revolutionary War. For many years tension had been growing, but now it had leaked free. It started when British troops marched to Concord in order to an arms cathe, but Paul Revere sounded the alarm and then the war started. -
Decleration of Independence
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independence
The Decleration of Independence is a document that was made to show what the colonists intentions were during the Revolutionary War. It was created by five men including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjeman Franklin.
