AMSTUD Road to Revolution

Road to the Revolution

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June 19 - July 11, 1754The Albany Plan was constructed due to the fact that the colonists wanted to form their own centralized self government. It was first proposed by Benjamin Franklin due to the fact that the colonists wanted to unify in order to strengthen defense after George Washington's defeat in the Ohio River Valley. The British disbanded the plan because they did not want to grant independence to the colonists. The colonists were upset at the British rejecting their plea for self government.

Albany Plan

January 10, 1776Common Sense was a pamphlet release by Thomas Paine, he expressed his view about the British and concluded that the colonies should gain independence from Great Britain. He said the British parliament was full of corruption and that the colonists deserved to govern on their own. This incited nationalism amongst the colonists, and led them to want independence from the British crown.

COmmon sense

September 5 - October 26, 1774The colonists met in order to set terms for the boycott against Great Britain. The Intolerable Acts led delegates to believe that citizens of the colonies should have the same rights as the British. After the Intolerable Acts were not repealed, colonists decided to boycott goods from Britain.

First continental congress

1754-1763:War over territory in the Ohio River Valley. The British, French, and various tribes of Native Americans participated. It was a long and exhausting war that resulted in a British victory, however it also resulted in a period of economic depression. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 consisted of the final terms of the war, which were that the British gained a large territory past the Appalachian mountains. Colonists were not allowed to settle past the Appalachia however, which resulted in them being upset with the British.

French and indian war

October 9, 1651The British did not allow the colonists to trade with anyone but the British in order to maximize trade profits. It was a continuation of the Joint- Stock companies and the policies of Mercantilism. The colonists didn't follow these policies thoroughly, and smuggled goods across the border illegally.

Navigation acts

The British placed taxes on various documents and papers. The colonists did not like this. As a result, they wanted to revolt. The colonists did not want to pay expensive taxes and as a result, they had a negative opinion on the British crown.

Stamp act

The British placed regulation regarding molasses and sugar collection in the colonies. The earlier passed Molasses Acts weren't regulated thoroughly, and as a result, they wanted to place major regulations on sugar and molasses. Due to the fact that the colonists were in an economic depression and just endured the Seven Years War, they were upset with the British Crown and wanted to revolt.

Sugar act

Boston Massacre (3/5/1770)

The Boston massacre was when 7 British soldiers shot into a crowd and killed 5 people. These people were protesting unfair taxes, and no representation. While the British saw it as self defense due to the colonists harassing the soldiers, the colonists saw it as baseless killing, pushing them further from Britain.

Decleration of independence (7/4/1776)

Written by Thomas Jefferson, the Decleration of Independence, highlighted the princples of the colonies and declared the departure from the British family, it also stated many rights and the idea that people had unalienable rights. It was inspired by movements such as enlightment

The Intolerable acts were passed in response to the colonists' Boston Tea Party. Some examples are closing the Boston Port, housing arrangemtns for soldiers (quartering act) and more. This lead to the colonists becoming angrier with Britain, while Britian passed these acts due to their anger. Tensions were arising

Intolerable acts (1774)

Pontiacs Rebellion (1763-1765)

Pontiacs rebellion was an armed war between many native tribes and Britain. Pontiac waged war due to increasing fear of british domination and expansion into their land. This was monumental due to the fact that the tribes, although some were enemies, were able to team up to fight against the British. The outcome was that Britain had to reconsider their policies regarding natives and recognize Native autonomy.

This was a law passed by the British parliament giving them control of tea trade and delivery to the East India Tea company. This meant that the colonists were only able to get tea from them, leading to the colonies getting angry, and the British to recieve economic gain

Tea act (5/10/1773)

This was a meeting of delegates from the colonies to discuss their problems with Britain and ultimately unify to revolt agaisnt Britian. This was one of the first events to kick off the American Revolution

Second continential congress (May 1775)

Quartering Act (5/15/1765)

The quartering act was a act passed by the British Parliament, forcing colonists to allow British soldiers that were stationed in the colonies to allow them to stay in their homes and provide food, and water, among other things. The colonies saw the soldiers being stationed there as unfair, and on top of that they had to let them into their homes, only made the colonists more angry with Britain