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Steps To The Revolutionary War

Boston Massacre (1770)

French & Indian War (1754–1763)

Taxes (Multiple Years)

Boston Tea Party (1773)

  • On The Night Of December 16, 1773, Colonists Disguised As Indians Sneaked Onto The Three Tea-Filled Ships And Dumped Over 340 Chests Into Boston Harbor
  • This Event Eventually Led To The Intolerable Acts (A Series Of Laws That Closed Boston Harbor And Canceled Massachusetts's Charter)
  • A Lone British Soldier Standing Guard Had An Argument With A Colonist And Struck Him
  • A Crowd Then Gathered Around The Soldier, Throwing Snowballs And Shouting Insults
  • Soon A Small Number Of Troops Arrived To Help The Situation
  • Apparently, The Soldiers Fired Into The Crowd, Killing Some Of The Colonists
  • Samuel Adams And Other Protestors Used This Event As Propaganda Against The British
  • Sugar Act- Placed Taxes On Sugar And Molasses
  • Stamp Act- Placed Taxes On Paper Items Such As Legal Documents & Newspapers
  • Townshend Acts- Placed Taxes On Items Such As Lead, Paints, Glass, etc.
  • Tea Act- Allowed The British East India Company To Sell Tea Directly To The Colonists
  • The War Was Between The French And The British
  • It was over the Ohio River Valley And Controlling Fur Trade
  • The British Won And Gained All French Lands East Of The Mississippi River (Except For New Orleans), Parts Of Canada, and Florida
  • The War Caused Britain To Go In Dept.

Midnight Ride (1775)

Declaration Of Rights (1774)

"Shot Heard 'Round The World" (1775)

1st Continental Congress (1774)

  • The Governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Gage, found that a stockpile of weapons was being stored in Concord
  • Gage decided to seize the supplies in Concord
  • Robert Newman assisted Paul Revere and two others by warning them of which route the British were taking to gain access into Concord
  • Only one of the three men made it safely to Concord
  • On April 19: British Troops Lexington Where 70 Armed Minutemen Were Waiting
  • Suddenly.... A Shot Rang Out And The Fighting Began
  • This was a list of ten resolutions to be presented to King George III
  • The list consisted of "life, liberty, and property
  • King George did not waver or give in to colonial demands

  • This Was A Gathering Of Colonial Leaders
  • They Debated War Vs. Peace
  • They Told Colonists To keep boycotting as well as prepare for war

Dorchester Heights (1776)

Olive Branch Petition (1775)

2nd Continental Congress (1775)

Battles Of Lexington & Concord (1775)

  • Took Place On March 4, 1776
  • George Washington To Dorchester Hights With Cannons Causing General Howe To Retreat To Canada

Fort Ticonderoga (1775)

  • Final Attempt To Restore Harmony With Britain
  • The Petition Affirmed American Loyalty To Great Britain And Entreated The King To Prevent Further Conflict
  • King George Didn't Even Read It

Battle Of Bunker Hill (1775)

  • King George Refused To Fix The Things Listed In The Declaration Of Rights
  • Delegates From 12 Colonies Met Again For The 2nd Continental Congress
  • War Vs. Peace Was Discussed Again... Which Led To Another Compromise
  • A Continental Army Was Created... It Was Led By George Washington
  • To Have Another Attempt At Peace, The Olive Branch Petition Was Created
  • Lexington:
  • Ended In Minutes
  • British "Won"
  • Concord:
  • Samuel Prescott Warned The Men In Concord Because Revere & Dawes Had Been Arrested Before They Got There
  • Patriots Had Hid The Stockpile Of Weapons
  • British Burned Down Concord
  • Patriots "Won"
  • Benedict Arnold Captures Fort Ticonderoga In New York State
  • The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga Was The First American Victory Of The Revolutionary War, And Would Give The Continental Army Much-Needed Artillery To Be Used In Future Battles
  • Battle Of Bunker Hill (Or Breed's Hill) Took Place On June 17, 1775
  • Colonists Ran Out Of Ammo
  • Britain Won But Lost Many Men

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