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The French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was just the tip of the iceberg for the American Revolution. This event is said to be the ultimate beginning, and it all started because this war granted lots of land over to the British on American soil. There were disputes, and it was only the start of a long road to America's independence. If this didn't happen or if the Americans and British didn't win, maybe there wouldn't have been a revolution down the line after all. -
Royal Proclamation
The Royal Proclamation is something King George III of Britain made that transferred the French territory in America over to Britain. This event greatly upset a lot of Americans and ultimately created a rift that only amplified what happened at the ending of the Seven Year's War. This proclamation not only gave Britain the French's old land (that was supposed to belong to America), but it also prevented the American colonists from settling West of the Appalachian mountains. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts are actually a collection of laws and Acts that the British Parliament passed from 1767-68, and they were very disliked by the people they pertained to. They included new taxes, new duties, and more restrictions. It led to boycotting of British goods by Americans, and all of these laws greatly effected the way Americans started to view the British, or especially King George III. -
The Boston Massacre
There's a couple different views of the Boston Massacre, but at the end of the day, there was still 5 dead colonists, and more injured. The massacre was started because British soldiers came to enforce the laws which Americans hated, and a group who called themselves the Patriots decided to throw things at them. One soldier discharged their weapon, and next thing that happened was multiple people dead. This was an easily avoidable event, but still something that heavily impacted the Revolution. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party is known as the first major defiance to the British name by the Americans, and it happened during winter in Massachusetts when a group of men dumped around 342 chests of tea into the bay. They decided they weren't going to pay unfair taxes. This connects heavily to the Revolution, because it was the first major event where the Americans were physically fighting back in a way that would harm the British government. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord could possibly be the most important part of the revolution just because it was the beginning. It started things off, and the British ended up winning. The British were the ones who first marched to Massachusetts to start the fight, and there were about 700 men. The Americans were about 300 short, with 400 militiamen. Overall this battle started things off in a very big way. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the final step in the road to the revolution. On August 2nd, 1776, the US was declared its own country, with no ties. It was exactly what they began fighting for in the first place, and it was signed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. It was proof that America could finally make it on their own, and how much the country had changed since it first began its upsets with Great Britain. At the end of the road, the US was finally free.
