Path to American Revolution
Boston Massacre
Soldiers put on trial for murder and found not guilty thanks to John Adams
The killing of 5 colonists by British regulars caused by tension in the colonies due to being charged heavy taxes
Paul Revere Engraving spreads throughout the colonies, bringing them a sense of unity
Townshend Acts
Sugar Act, Tea Act, Glass Act, Stamp Act
Taxation w/out representation
British taxes colonists to help pay for standing army
Seven Year/French & Indian War
When French lose the war, they leave the Huron tribe behind, leading the British to leave behind a standing army in the colonies.
Quartering Act, standing army is allowed to take residence in the colonies' homes
Caused due to tension between British & French, which boils over the Ohio River Valley
Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Boston Port Act, new Quartering Act
Trials are now held in England, and the Massachusetts legislature is disbanded
After the events of the Boston Tea Party
Boston Tea Party
Was in protest of the Tea Act
Sons of Liberty included member John Adams
3 companies of 50 men (Sons of Liberty) each go aboard East India Cargo Ships and dump 10 chests of tea into Boston harbor