Road to Revolution
von max eigenbrod
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.