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Events that lead to the American Revolution (End of 7 Year War (1763)…
Events that lead to the American Revolution
End of 7 Year War (1763)
France, Great Britain, and Spain sign the Treaty of Paris
The treaty ensured the colonial and maritime supremacy of Britain and strengthened the 13 American colonies by removing their European rivals to the north and the south side.
Boston Tea Party (1773)
A group of colonists protest 13 years of increasing British oppression, by dressing up as Indians and dumping tea off of the ship
Both the British and the American responses to the actions that followed the tea party. The British were furious with the actions of the colonists and needed to impose a "punishment"
Quartering Act (1765)
It required the colonies to take care of British soldiers in barracks provided by the colonies.
American colonists resented and opposed the Quartering Act not because it meant they had to house British soldiers in their homes, but because they were being taxed to pay for provisions and barracks for the army.
Intolerable Acts (1774)
America's "punishment" after the Boston Tea Party. The British made multiple acts that was used to punish the Americans after their multiple rebellions. It closed the port of Boston until the colonists paid for the tea that was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.
Colonists felt that this legislation violated their rights as Englishmen and their Natural Rights as human beings.
Sugar Act (1764)
It's goal was to raise income. Americans were accustomed to being taxed by their own assemblies, but not by a faraway Parliament where they were not represented. It was during the protests of 1764 "no taxation without representation" was first widely heard.
It was the first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British Parliament.
Townshend Acts (1767)
A series of British Acts of Parliament passed during 1767 and 1768.
They helped to reignite anger in the colonies against England.
Battle of Saratoga (1777)
It comprises two significant battles that was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution.
An 18 day fight that became the turning point for the Patriots.