Road to the Revolution

Road To The Revolution

1753

The French began to buildforts by Ohio River Valley. Fort Duquesne and our friends with the Indians. English Governor Dinwiddie Decides to send soldiers to ask the french to leave.He chose George Washington to be the leader

Albany Plan of Union

French And Indian War

1761

Writs Of Assistance

1763

Treaty Of Paris Ends French And Indian War

Proclamation Of 1763

Pontiacts War

1763

Sugar Act

1765

Stamp Act

1764

The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more Centralization government.

After the French and Indian War.Britain establish the proclamayion of 1763 which it forbid all settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains,.

The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years’ War between Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in the mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.

In the final days of the French and Indian War.Pontiac and his men did not agree with Britsih rules.Which he formed an alliance with the western Native Americans.He soon started to attack British forts. But then soon defeated because the war was over

In 1765 Parliament passed the Stsmp act.It required that all colonist buy special kind of tax stamps for all kinds of products and activities.Soon with the Stamp act in play the colonist started to boycott british goods.after the boycott they made the Stamp Act Congresss.There protest towards the king was a petition that said end the both the Sugar Act And the Stamp Act.

In 1764 British enforced the Sugar act which put taxes on foreign items and supplies.And these taxes were raised without any consent of the colonist.This was one of the first instances that the colonist wanted to have a say in how much they were getting taxed

1761

British Turn The Tide

After many defeats for the british they decided to change their approach by sending more advanced and skillful generals to fight and lead its soldiers

1763

1755

Early British Defeats

General Braddock lead his forces and virginia militia to capture back Fort Duquesne.But he thought how they fought in Europe would ha the same Rules would apply In North America.Because of this the indians and the french had a great advantage over british forces

1754

Chapter 5 Page 117 An old wound he had received forty years ago in the French And Indian War had stiffened up on him.Chapter 12 Page 296Grandsires old gun was gone and so was the powder-horn he had carried to louisburgback in 1745.

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