Events that lead up to Events that lead up to the REVOLUTIONARY the REVOLUTIONARY

WARWAR

By: Jessica BellerBy: Jessica Beller

The French and Indian The French and Indian War…War…

Britain, France, and Spain Britain, France, and Spain often fought to gain more often fought to gain more land around the world. land around the world. Europeans called Native Europeans called Native Americans “Indians," so the Americans “Indians," so the British colonists called the British colonists called the war “The French and Indian war “The French and Indian War”. First, Britain lost many War”. First, Britain lost many battles. The reason why they battles. The reason why they lost so many battles was lost so many battles was because of there bright red because of there bright red coats. (It made them very coats. (It made them very easy to spot and shoot), but easy to spot and shoot), but finally the British won and finally the British won and they won lots of land to the they won lots of land to the west of the 13 colonies.west of the 13 colonies.

The Proclamation of 1763…The Proclamation of 1763…

Great Britain gave Great Britain gave the land they won the land they won in the French and in the French and Indian war back to Indian war back to the Indians; the the Indians; the colonist couldn’t colonist couldn’t move west of the move west of the Appalachian Appalachian Mountains.Mountains.

The Stamp Act…The Stamp Act…

This act was when the British This act was when the British Government had put a tax on all Government had put a tax on all paper products. (Ex.- Playing cards, paper products. (Ex.- Playing cards, marriage licenses, diplomas, and marriage licenses, diplomas, and much more.) much more.)

The Boston Massacre…The Boston Massacre… 1 British soldier was 1 British soldier was

getting teased so he called getting teased so he called 7 more solders to stand by 7 more solders to stand by him but he told him not to him but he told him not to shoot because they were shoot because they were suppose to be the colonist suppose to be the colonist babysitter. By now there babysitter. By now there were lots of colonist were lots of colonist against 8 soldiers. 1 solder against 8 soldiers. 1 solder thought he heard “FIRE!” thought he heard “FIRE!” so he shot and the rest of so he shot and the rest of the soldiers shot and first 3 the soldiers shot and first 3 colonists were dead and 6 colonists were dead and 6 were wounded. Later, 2 were wounded. Later, 2 more colonists died.more colonists died.

The Boston Tea Party…The Boston Tea Party…

The colonist got The colonist got tired of paying tired of paying taxes on tea so taxes on tea so they dressed up as they dressed up as the Mohawk Indians the Mohawk Indians and the opened the and the opened the boxes of tea with boxes of tea with there axes. They there axes. They dumped all the tea dumped all the tea in the Boston in the Boston Harbor.Harbor.

Townshend Act…Townshend Act…

First they cancelled First they cancelled the Stamp act and the Stamp act and the made the the made the Townshend Act. Townshend Act. This act said that This act said that the colonist had to the colonist had to pay taxes on pay taxes on everyday products. everyday products. This Act was worst. This Act was worst. Ex.- Glass, lad and Ex.- Glass, lad and much more.much more.

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