Road To The American Revolution

Events Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Intolerable Act First Continental congress Lexington And Concord Second Continental Congress Declaration Of Independence

Sugar Act 1764 Cause: Colonist were smuggling goods. Affect: More imports were taxed.

Stamp Act 1765 Cause: The British taxed Colonies to pay for debts from the French and Indian War. Affects: Dice, Newspapers, Magazines, etc…were all taxed.

Townshend Act 1767 Cause: To gain revenue from the American Colonies. Affect: They organized resistance and spoke out against it.

Boston Massacre 1770 Cause: Soldiers came home and took all the jobs. Affect: Fist fight broke out between soldiers and civilians, four people were killed.

Boston Tea Party 1773 Cause: Lord North passed the Tea Act. Affect: 15,000 pounds of tea dumped into the Boston Harbor

Intolerable Acts 1774 Cause: King George III was infuriated Affect: Boston Harbor was shut down

First Continental Congress 1774 Cause: To defend Colonial rights. Affect: If the British used force than they would fight back.

Lexington And Concord 1775 Cause: Minuteman quietly stocked up on firearms and gunpowder. Affect: Bloodred and humiliated

Second Continental Congress 1775 Cause: The Loyalties that divided the colonist sparked endless debates. Affect: Appointed George Washington as Commander, recognized the continental Army.

Declaration Of Independence 1776 Cause: Main Colonist wanted independence. Affect: Set the American Colonist free.