Road to Revolution

French and Indian War

Oct 19, 1756

http://www.history.com/topics/french-and-indian-war
A war between Britain and France over a French expansion into the Ohio River valley.
It helped lead up to the American Revolution because it was the start to a conflict between 2 different colonies.

French and Indian War

Period: Oct 19, 1756 to Oct 19, 1763

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm
The Proclamation of 1763 was a document that removed several barriers and gave new opportunites to colonists.
It helped with the American Revolution because these new laws were most likely ones that several people did not agree with.

Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

http://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm#top
The Stamp Act made it where all people had to pay taxes on every single piece of paper they printed on and public publications were taxed as well.
It helped with the American Revolution because it most likely made people upset that they had to pay new found taxes just out of the blue.

Townshend Acts

Oct 20, 1767

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts
Townshend Acts was where there was a lot of conflict involving the new added taxes so after multiple conflicts they released all of the taxes except for on tea.
This helped move the American Revolution because of the sudden change in the taxes rule which may have upset colonists.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/massacre.htm
The Boston Massacre was a street fight between a "patriot" mob and a squad of British soldiers.
This helped lead the American Revolution because it was just a small war but it was the start of something big that was yet to come.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/the-tea-act
The Tea Act granted the British East India Company Tea several sales of tea in the American Colonies.
It helped lead the American Revolution because of the later destruction of 92,000 pounds of tea.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party
The Boston Tea Party was where the colonists dumped over 90,000 pounds of tea off of ships.
This helped lead the American Revolution because it just added to the recent conflicts over taxes and it added more heat to the flame that was starting.

Intolerable Acts

Oct 21, 1774

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intolerable_Acts
The Intolerable Acts were the American Patriot's way of saying a series of punitative laws passed after the Boston Tea Party.
This helped lead the American Revolution because the new laws of punishment most likely upset several colonists.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.asp
On April 19, 1775, Britain's General Gage would send out British soldiers and they would first stop at Lexington to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock and then go to Concord to seize gunpowder.
This helped lead the American Revolution because there was most likely confict after Gage's plan leaked out.

Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
The Declaration of Independence is the statement made by several meeting which made the thirteen colonies the original thirteen states.
This helped lead the American Revolution because by allowing some colonies to become states caused jealousy between them and others who wanted to become states.