What events led to revolutionary war
1. The French and Indian War: The war between Britain and France in North America led to increased tensions between the American colonies and the British government.
2. The Stamp Act: The British government imposed a tax on all printed materials in the colonies, leading to widespread protests and boycotts.
3. The Boston Massacre: British soldiers fired on a crowd of colonists in Boston, killing five people and further inflaming tensions between the colonies and Britain.
4. The Boston Tea Party: Colonists protesting British taxes dumped tea into Boston Harbor in protest of the Tea Act, leading to the British government passing the Intolerable Acts, further restricting the freedoms of the colonies.
5. The First Continental Congress: Delegates from the colonies met to discuss grievances against the British government and ultimately called for a united front against continued British oppression.
6. The Battles of Lexington and Concord: The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired when British troops attempted to confiscate colonial weapons and ammunition in Massachusetts.
These events, among others, ultimately led to the American colonies declaring independence from Britain and the start of the Revolutionary War.