Events that led to the American Revolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The Proclamation of 1763 was an official announcement which was going to stop any settlement past a line along the Appalachian mountains.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    A law that was made by the British to raise the income from American colonists.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was the first meeting of the colonies to think about working together to protest the British government.
  • The Quartering Act of 1765

    The Quartering Act of 1765
    The Quartering Act gave Great Britain the right to quarter troops in houses in the colonies,
  • The Declatory Act

    The Declatory Act
    The Declatlory Act helped stop the Stamp Act and the lessening of the Sugar Act.
  • Townshend Revenue Act

    Townshend Revenue Act
    The Townshend Revenue Act was taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was an event where patriots had a fight against some British soldiers where the patrioys were throwing things at the soldiers which led to the soldiers shooting.
  • The Repeal of the Townshend Act

    The Repeal of the Townshend Act
    The Repeal of the Townshend Act was when the British stopped all of the taxes except the tea taxes after the Boston Massacre
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    The Tea Act was the final straw of unfair laws taxes and policies which was the spark of the Boston Tea Party.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the Sons of Liberty and is also known as "the Destruction of the Tea in Boston".
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts were made to be a punishment for Massachusetts for throwing a large amount of tea into the Boston Harbor.
  • The Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military agreements of the Revolution.
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill
    The Battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle in the Revolution.
  • Thomas Paine's Common Sense

    Thomas Paine's Common Sense
    Thomas Paine's Common Sense was a pamphlet made by Thomas Paine which gave people the idea to fight for their independence.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    The Decleration of Independence was when the America's were breaking away from British Rule