Road to Revolution Timeline

French and Indian war

Oct 20, 1756

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm</a>The French and Indian War, as it was referred to in the colonies, was the beggining of open hostilities between the colonies and Gr. Britian. England and France had been building toward a conflict in America since 1689. The explanation to why it helped lead to the American Revolution is because the english did ultimately come to dominate the colonial outposts, but at a cost so staggering that the resulting debt nearly destroyed th english government.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 21, 1763

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Proclamation of 1763 was a cause for great celebration in the colonies, for it remeoved several omnious barriers and opened up a host of new oppertunities for the colonist. It helped lead to Americna Revolution because the proclamation claimed thier lands they wanted and they had to fight for it .

Stamp Act

Feb 6, 1765

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The stamp act is an act for granting and applying certain stamp duties, and other duties. This helped the American Revolution because the stamp act is the one that grants and applys certain stamps.

Townshend Act

Oct 1, 1767

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The townshend act is an act for granting certain duties in the British and colonies and plantations in America. The townshend act helped the American Revolution because this brought more conflict to America.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

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The Boston Massacre was a street fight that occured on March 5, 1770, between a "Patriot" mob, Thorwing snowballs, stones. and sticks, and a squad of British soldiers. This helped the American Revolution well it really didnt help the American Revolution it just brought more conflict and anger.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 5, 1770

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/intolerable.htmThe intolerable acts is the same as the tea act. The intolerabe acts led itself to the American Revolution by also fighting with the army people.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/teaact.htm</a> The tea act is an act to allow a drawback of the duties of customs on the exploration of tea to any of his Majesty's colonies or plantations in America. The tea act led to the American Revolution because the people who lived in boston got mad and they threw all the tea to the sea.

Boston tea party

Dec 16, 1773

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/boston-tea-party</a> The boston tea party is the famed of act of American colonial defiance served as a protest against taxation.The Boston Tea Party lead to the American Revolution because the colonist didnt like how they put taxes on the tea so they decided to throw the tea to the sea just like the Tea Act.

Declaration of Independence

Apr 1, 1775

http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of-independenceThe Declaration of Independence is what Jefferson wrote and they made a date of celebration for it July 4. This lead to the American Revolution because Americans were fighting for thier only rights as subjects of the British crown so thats how they started a war.

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

http://www.ushistory.org/us/11c.aspThe Lexington and Concord were the towns that they were going to go and capture Sam Adams and John Hancock, but also so they would sieze gunpowder. Lexington and Concord led to the American Revolution is because Friends of Americans said a word about his plan.