Road to Revolution

Battle of Saratoga (1777)

Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775)

Boston Tea Party (1776)

Boston Massacre (1770)

British soldiers fired into a crowd of rioters and killed 5.

Skirmish between British soldiers and colonists.

Climax of the war, American army defeats a British army.

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Led to Intolerable Acts which alienated colonists more.

End of F&I War (1763)

Locals dressed as Natives dropped British tea into the harbour.

France gave its NA territory to Britain.

Expensive war, led to Britain taxing colonies, which made them upset.

One sided narrative angered many colonists who started to support the Patriots.

Started the Revolutionary War which would lead to Murican independence.

Intolerable Acts (1774)

Response to the Boston Tea Party, took away self governance in Boston.

Seen as a threat to liberty and rights, led to the creation of the Continental Congress.

Turning point of the war, as France and Spain eventually joined on the American side.

Signing of Declaration of Independence (1776)

Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and the colonies voted for independence.

Declared the United States as an independent nation, and established unity between the new states.