Road to Revolution

  • Treaty of Paris 1763

    Treaty of Paris 1763
    French and Indian War Ends. England now controls Canada and lands west of Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River
  • Proclamation Line

    Proclamation Line
    Restricted colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
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    Road To Revolution

  • Sugar Act

    Small import tax on sugar and molassas
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    Required colonists to provide shelter and board to British soldiers upon request
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    Colonial Oppostion

    Legal and illegal actions taken by the Sons of Liberty to opposed British taxation. This included burning stamp houses, tar and feathering British officials, harassesing tax collectors, boycotting,
  • Stamp Act 1765

    Stamp Act 1765
    Tax imposed by Britian placing a charge on all paper products purchased in the colonies. This included newspapers, contracts, etc.
  • Townshend Act 1767

    Townshend Act 1767
    Series of taxes passed on paper, lead, paint, textiles, glass, sugar, tea and other products
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Conflict in Boston between colonials and British soldiers - turned into a propaganda campaign against the British by patriots bent on causing conflict
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Patriots dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor- 24,000,000 cups or 92,000 lbs of tea. Todays value is equal to 1,000,000 dollars
  • First Continental Congress

    Meeting of delegates from all 13 colonies to discuss what to do about the Intolerable Acts