The Road to the Revolution

French and Indian War

Jul 9, 1763

The French and Indian War, as it was referred to in the colonies, was the beginning of open hostilities between the colonies and Gr. Britain. England and France had been building toward a conflict in America since 1689.

The Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

The Stamp Act was Parliament's first serious attempt to assert governmental authority over the colonies. March 22, 1765 AN ACT for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties, in the British colonies and plantations in America, towards further defraying the expenses of defending, protecting, and securing the same;