Road to Revolution1st periodJonathan AddingtonParagraph 1 IntroductionHave you ever wondered how America became a country. Have you ever thought what led us to the American Revolution. The beginning event that began it all was the Navigation act of 1660.
Then there was the French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion. Next came the Sugar Act,the Stamp Act,and the Townshend Act. Finally,came the Boston Massacre which;therefore,led to the Intolerable acts. All of these events led the colonists on a road to revolution.Paragraph 2 Navigation Act of 1660 The Navigation acts of 1660 started making colonists angry. It started between 1650 and 1696 that Parliament passed a set of Navigation Acts. It limited the colonists’ trade …show more content…
They also feel Britain believes they can’t hear their own court cases. But they mainly feel Britain is taking all of their power.Paragraph 8 The Townshend Act Now it seems Britain realizes they can treat the colonists how they want to and they can’t do anything about it. So they extend the taxes even more. Now they call this act The Townshend Act. It taxed commonly used items in the colonies. These items include glass,lead,and paint. Colonists did not like these taxes;therefore,they will boycott these items. Boycott is where the colonists are going to avoid buying these taxed goods.Paragraph 9 The Boston Massacre The tensions between British soldiers Boston colonists were rising. The colonists were making fun of the soldiers. They started taunting them and throwing stuff at them. It eventually led to an unfortunate event known as the Boston Massacre. The soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists killing 5 men;therefore,colonists protested and brought the soldiers to trial. The soldiers were found not guilty. Britain appealed to the Townshend Act to calm colonists down. The tax on tea was kept.Paragraph 10 The Boston Tea Party Colonists were still angry about the taxes. But Britain still wanted money. So Britain passed the Tea Act. It made British tea cheaper than Colonial tea. Colonists were forced to buy tea from the British East India Company only;therefore,the colonists grew furious. The colonists rallied people for their protest. The colonists then dressed up as Indians. After that the disguised colonists took over ships that carried tea and threw the shipments into the Boston Harbor. Stories got around quickly as colonists told stories about it in colonial barsParagraph 11 Intolerable
Then there was the French and Indian War and Pontiac’s Rebellion. Next came the Sugar Act,the Stamp Act,and the Townshend Act. Finally,came the Boston Massacre which;therefore,led to the Intolerable acts. All of these events led the colonists on a road to revolution.Paragraph 2 Navigation Act of 1660 The Navigation acts of 1660 started making colonists angry. It started between 1650 and 1696 that Parliament passed a set of Navigation Acts. It limited the colonists’ trade …show more content…
They also feel Britain believes they can’t hear their own court cases. But they mainly feel Britain is taking all of their power.Paragraph 8 The Townshend Act Now it seems Britain realizes they can treat the colonists how they want to and they can’t do anything about it. So they extend the taxes even more. Now they call this act The Townshend Act. It taxed commonly used items in the colonies. These items include glass,lead,and paint. Colonists did not like these taxes;therefore,they will boycott these items. Boycott is where the colonists are going to avoid buying these taxed goods.Paragraph 9 The Boston Massacre The tensions between British soldiers Boston colonists were rising. The colonists were making fun of the soldiers. They started taunting them and throwing stuff at them. It eventually led to an unfortunate event known as the Boston Massacre. The soldiers fired into a crowd of colonists killing 5 men;therefore,colonists protested and brought the soldiers to trial. The soldiers were found not guilty. Britain appealed to the Townshend Act to calm colonists down. The tax on tea was kept.Paragraph 10 The Boston Tea Party Colonists were still angry about the taxes. But Britain still wanted money. So Britain passed the Tea Act. It made British tea cheaper than Colonial tea. Colonists were forced to buy tea from the British East India Company only;therefore,the colonists grew furious. The colonists rallied people for their protest. The colonists then dressed up as Indians. After that the disguised colonists took over ships that carried tea and threw the shipments into the Boston Harbor. Stories got around quickly as colonists told stories about it in colonial barsParagraph 11 Intolerable