Road to Revolution

  • French and Indian War

    In 1763 the French and Indian War ended with a treaty of Paris
  • Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763 was issued on October 7, by King George III
  • Sugar Act

    The British legislation aimed at ending the smuggling trade is Sugar
  • Stamp Act of 1765

    The Stamp Act was a new tax that was imposed on all American colonists
  • Townshend Acts

    A series of laws passed by British government on the American colonists
  • The Boston Massacre

    A street fight between a patriot and a squad of British
  • Tea Act

    Granted the company the right to ship its tea directly to the colonies
  • Boston tea Party

    A political and mercantile by the sons of liberty
  • Intolerable Acts

    Punitive laws passed by the British Parliament
  • 1st Congressional Congress

    Delegates from all 13 colonies except Georgia gathered in Philadelphia as the First Congressional Congress