What events led to the Revolution?

The French and Indian War

1754-1763
The Sugar Act

1764
The Stamp Act

1765
The Townshend Acts

1767
The Boston Massacre

1770
The Boston Tea Party

1773
First Continental Congress

1774
Next…
Revolutionary War
1775
It began with…
The Battles of Lexington and Concord

Lexington and Concord,

MA

1775
Other import battles include…
The Battle of Bunker Hill

1775
Battle of Brooklyn

1776
Washington crosses the Delaware
River and captures Trenton

1776
Battle of King’s Mountain

1780
And the final battle…
Battle of Yorktown

1781
Finally….
The war ended with…

The Treaty of Paris

Victory for AMERICA!
As a result…
America is an independent nation!