events leading to the american revolution

French-indian War

• The French Indian War is also known as the Seven Years War
• The war was between Britain and France
•  Britain and France fought for territory and wealth of the Ohio River
• Both colonies tried to have the Native Americans go on their side and defeat one another 
• Britain convinced the Natives to go on their side and won causing them to win the Ohio River    

Proclamation

• After the Seven Years War the British drew a line along the Appalachian Mountains
• The line drawn was to forbid settlers from settling past the line

stamp act

• You had to pay printed materials
• Materials like paper, newspapers, and magazines
• Journalits like Ben Franklin needed the paper, but it was to much to pay for a single piece of paper
• This act was to pay for the French-Indian War. 

Quartering Act

• The Quartering Act let British troops stay at your house
• This would coscider paying more taxes
• You had to cook, clean, and buy more taxed materials

Townshend act

• This act was taxes on everyday usages.
• They taxed materials like tea, paper, glass, and paintings
• The purpose of this act was to strengthen the power of the British Parliament

boston massacre

• he Boston Massacre started with insults and a snowball fight from the colonist
• Troops would try and scare them off  but they wouldn’t leave
• A colonist knocked down a troop with a snowball
• The troops got scared and fired causing them to kill five men that night 

tea act

• Colonists boycott buying tea
• Colonists dressed as Native Americans went on the ship loaded with tea
• They dumped every box of tea to the sea

intolerable acts