Events Leading to the American Revolution

King George III's proclamation that forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Delegates from 9 colonies gathered to protest the Stamp Act and assert colonial rights.

A conflict between Britain and France over territorial claims in North America that strained colonial relations.

An act imposing taxes on sugar and other goods, raising money for the British to help pay the high costs of fighting the French and Indian War

A tax on printed materials like paper and stamps that further frustrated many colonists.

A confrontation between British soldiers and colonists in Boston that resulted in the deaths of five colonists.

A series of taxes on goods like tea, paper, and glass that led to boycotts and heightened colonial tensions.

Colonists, disguised as Native Americans, dumped British tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act.

An act granting the British East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies, leading to the Boston Tea Party.

A series of measures, including the closure of Boston Harbor, aimed at punishing Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.

A decisive American victory that encouraged France to formally ally with the American cause against Britain.

The first battles of the American Revolution, where British troops clashed with colonial militias in Massachusetts.

A statement, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies' independence from Britain, adopted on July 4, 1776.

Delegates from twelve colonies gathered to discuss grievances against Britain and coordinate a colonial response.

A follow-up to the 1st Continental Congress, where representatives debated independence and named George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Army.