The road to Revolution

  • Treaty of Paris of 1763

    Treaty of Paris of 1763
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The proclamation of 1763 stopped colonist from crossing the appalachian mountains. They had to keep 10,000 colonist so that they could catch the people who disobeyed the King's rules.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The stamp act was placed on all printed materials and had to be stamped by the british officials.
  • Declaratory Act

    Declaratory Act
    The Declaratory Act was passed when they got rid of the Stamp Act and it said that parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the British.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
    The Townshend Acts was when taxes were placed on glass, tea, paper, and lead.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was when a fight broke out between the colonist and soldiers. The colonist started to throw things and one of the red coats set fire and killed Crispus Attucks and four colonist.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The Tea Act helped keep the British East Company from going out of business. It also allowed the company sell directly to shopkeepers.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The boston tea party was when Samuel Adams and the sons of liberty dressed up as Indians and threw 342 boxes of tea overboard.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The intolerable acts are the acts that punished Boston.
  • 1st Continental Congress

    1st Continental Congress
    The 1st continental congress met in Philadelphia, many political leaders attened the meeting such as Samuel and John Adams, John Jay, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, and George Washington.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord
    Was the Shot heard 'round the world'
  • 2nd Continental Congress

    2nd Continental Congress
    This meeting included John and Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry lee, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. The president of the second continental congress was John Hancock.