Events Leading Up to the American Revolutionary War

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The Frnch and Indian War was the first event that kicked off a series of events leading up to the American Revolutionary War.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act was a British tax on sugar imports into Britian.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The act that put a tax on a certain stamp and other duties.
  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    Act passed that allowed quartering of military troops in any citizens house.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    A riot due to the presence of British troops in the city of Boston.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    The Tea Act was a British law that put a tax or tariff on tea imports into the colonies. The colonists extremely disliked the Tea Act.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Colonists were angry about the Tea Act and rebelled by dumping tea from the British ships into Pearl Harbor.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    Acts by the British against the colonies that colonists described as Intolerable.
  • Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or give me Death." speech.

    Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty or give me Death." speech.
    The speech Patrick Henry made endorsing the need for the US to be free of European control.