Acts leading up to the Revolutionary War (Adam Bellis)

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    This law passed by King George ,kept settlers off Native Americans land which they had just won from France .
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    This act put a tax on any foreign sugar and increased taxes on daily neccesities.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    This act taxed all papers including paper,newspapers, and any paper products
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Though only 5 people were killed, this action was a huge step and excuse towards the Revolution
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Britian lowered taxes on their tea. Colonist had conspirisies against this saying that by lowering tea taxes they would put other tea buisness out of buisness.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    It actually was not a party. Men dressed as Indians boarded a ship and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the harbor.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    It was held because of the Intolerable Acts (Coercive Acts) to come together as a potental nation and support each other as colonies to help Massechusetts, which had practically been on house arrest because of the Boston Tea Party.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    This battles was fought for one reason.The British had discovered that secret war supplies had been stored in Concord. Lexington was fought because local militia were trying to hold the British back from Concord.This also included the famous Paul Revere.
  • Decleration of Independance

    Decleration of Independance
    This document basically declares independence and tells every thing King George did wrong.