1. Road to Revolution – Right side
AKA, how to really, really piss off a bunch of colonists

2. Create a timeline using the whole side of the paper
Add the following information:

3. 1763 Britain beats France in the French and Indian War
Signs the Proclamation of 1763, which stops settlement West of the Appalachians

4. 1764 Sugar Act: taxes sugar (since it doesn’t come from Britain)
Allows suspected smugglers to be tried without a jury

5. 1765
Stamp Act: requires a stamp to be bought for the purchase of any paper good

6. 1767
Townshend Acts: taxes on a bunch of different goods

7. 1770
Boston Massacre: five colonists killed by Brits after protest turns violent

8. 1773
Tea Act: Allows British East India Company the sole right to sell tea in colonies
Boston Tea Party: 90,000 pounds of tea in the harbor!

9. 1774
Intolerable Acts: closed Boston Harbor, places Boston under military rule, forces colonists to allow redcoats into their homes

10. 1775
Fighting at Lexington and Concord: we shoot a bunch of redcoats (200!)

11. 1776
Declaration of Independence signed on July 4th

12. Wrap Up Questions – Left side
Was Britain violating the colonist’s natural rights?
Was it necessary for Britain to resort to violence? Why or why not?
Overall, were the colonists wrong to seek independence?