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The French and Indian War
King Philip didn't like native americans invading the new land. Due to this war broke out. About 600 colonists were killed unlike the 3,000 native americans killed. The French and Indian War contributes to the revolution because it was the starting point of one of the many events leading up to the revolution. Like I said, King Philip didn't like the natives invading the new land so a war broke out, and the prize for winning was the new land. The British won and claimed there new land. -
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The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was an act that required colonist to open their homes to British soldiers. The contributes to the revolution because it angered the colonist, whose homes where getting intruded, and allowed both colonist and soldiers anger to get closer to one another. This created protests and violence. -
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that required colonists to pay for an official stamp or seal when purchasing paper. The Stamp Act contributes to the revolution because King George was taking the money colonist had to give and using it to pay for soldiers. Shortly after this act was emplaced many protests broke out. This started one of the protests known as boycotting which played a major part in the revolution. -
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The Townshend Act
The Townshend Act was an act that taxed any imported good. These included tea, glass, and paper. The contributes to the revolution because it was almost 2nd to last thread the British had pulled with the colonist before violence or bloodshed broke out. Many protests and verbal fights broke out due to this act. -
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The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a fight between a British soldier and Crispus Attucks. A British solider loaded his gun and shot into the crowd killing Attucks and 4 other men. This contributes to the revolution because it was the first bloodshed that the british made with the colonist. After this the amount of British soldiers tripled making stand against colonist. This was the last thread the British pulled between the colonist before they the started to fight back. -
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a an act of the Sons of Liberty dumping crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. This contributes to the revelation because it was one of the first physical or powerful acts against an act; in this case the Townshend Act. British hadn't listened to the colonists at all. They asked many times to repeal the taxes on products like tea, so by finally throwing it into the harbor they showed the British they didn't want nor like the Townshend Act. -
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The Intolerable Act
The Intolerable Act was a way of the British punishing the colonist by using harsh laws. The colonist got this punishment because of the Boston Tea Party. This contributes to the revolution because it pushed colonist closer towards war with the British. Then making colonist angry. -
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The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting with delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies. All but one of the delegates met in Philadelphia to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts. This contributes to the revolution because the colonies were trying to come up with a way to give the colonists there own independence, a way to break from the British. Due to this meeting they discussed their resistance against the taxes. -
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was a battle where both british soldiers and colonists fought. This was the first battle, the first anything the colonist had won. This contributes to the revolution because this was the first battle the colonist and British had. But this was also the first anything the colonist won. And due to this they sent the British fleeing out and gained their independence. -
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The 2nd Contienental Congress
The 2nd Continental Congress was the meeting again with the delegates from the colonies moving toward and assembling independence. This contributes to the revolution because the idea of independence was finally making its way out of the shadows. All of the delegates agreed that there should be something made to show their freedom, rights, and independence. -
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The Approval of the Declaration of Independence
The Approval of the Declaration of Independence was when a five-man committee including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin drafted and created The Declaration of Independence. This contributes to the revolution because it was when the colonies finally won their independence and then broke apart from the British as well. This was the end of all the hard work for the colonies. The colonist finally won their Independence, all the fighting was over, the revolution was over.