Road to Revolution

1. By: Max Eigenbrod

2. French and Indian War - In 1754, English forces marched to a region where French and colonists have had conflict and where there was now a French fort. fighting broke out over the territory, between the English and the French (sided with the Indians).

2.1. Stamp Act of 1765 - The British economy had been emptied after the French and Indian War, so they imposed taxes on all stamps

3. Stamp Act of  1765 - The British economy had been emptied after the French and Indian War, so they imposed taxes on all stamps

4. Sugar Act - In 1764 parliament enacted this act. The English government wanted to decrease the army costs that built up during the French and Indian War. A main goal of the act was to deduct the amount of smugglers who try to avoid the taxes.

4.1. Sons of Liberty - In 1766, a secret society was formed to protect the rights of other colonists who fell victim to the high taxes. Organization for doing the Boston Tea Party

4.1.1. Boston Tea Party - In 1773, Sons of Liberty dressed like Indians and dumped an entire shipment of tea into the bay.

4.1.1.1. Intolerable Acts- In 1774, the British Parliament passed these acts to punish the doers of the Boston Tea Party.

4.1.1.1.1. First Continental Congress - On September 1774, Colonists who thought the acts were violating their rights, organized a Continental Congress to rebel.

4.2. Boston Massacre - On March 5, 1770, colonists rioted because of the Townshend Acts and eventually 5 men were killed and 6 were injured.

4.3. Daughters of Liberty - In 1765, women created a secret society that boycotted goods and helped out the men men who boycotted them by making them food, clothes, etc.

5. Proclamation of 1763 - Proclamation issued by King George III to keep the relationship with the native Americans close. The proclamation stated that settlers couldn't pass past a line on the Appalachian Mountains.

6. Townshend Acts - In 1767, these acts placed taxes on many high classed goods including glass, paint, paper, tea, etc.

7. Quartering Act - In 1765, the emptiness of the British's economy caused these acts to be set. These made colonists give British troops food and let them into their homes, without paying anything.