Road to Revolution!

This event was caused by the French building a fort (Fort Duquesne) in the Ohio River Valley, on land that was also claimed by Britain.

• French and Indian War

• Treaty of Paris

• Intolerable Acts

• American Revolution

This marked the END of the French & Indian War

• Intolerable Acts

• Sugar Act

• Treaty of Paris

• Quartering Act

These groups fought in the French & Indian War.

• French and Native Americans

• Native Americans and British

• Native Americans and Colonists

• The French, Native Americans (both sides), and Britain

How were the British impacted by the French and Indian War?

• They were in great debt

• They lost their land.

How were the French impacted by the French and Indian War?

• They had taxes.

• They lost their land.

How were the Native Americans impacted by the French and Indian War?

• They lost their rights to live on the land

• They had to pay taxes.

Court orders that authorized customs officials to conduct non-specific searches to stop colonial smuggling

• Writs of Assistance

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Quartering Act

taxes on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea

• Tea Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

This required that all paper used in the colonies to have a special stamp on it, which cost money

• Townshend Acts

• Tea Act

• Quartering Act

• Stamp Act

Why did the British tax the colonists?

• They were greedy and wanted money

• They were in debt from the French and Indian War

• The king needed money to buy a new crown

• They were in debt from the Boston Tea Party