1. The Seven Years’ War was fought from
1756 to 1763.
France
Spain
England

2. The British captured French and
Spanish
colonial possessions around the world

3. The British Navy
declined in the
years after the
Seven Years War .
France began to
rebuild its navy
immediately
after the war.

4. The American
colonies grew
and prospered
during the Seven
Years’ War.
13 Colonies 1763

5. This decree, passed
in 1763 to pay off
war debts built up
during the French
and Indian War,
taxed England’s
exports to the
colonies.
The Revenue Act
King George III

6. The Stamp Act of 1765
It required that every
paper document,
from legal documents,
newspapers, ships
papers, publications,
and even playing
cards, carry a stamp
on it to raise money
for the defense of the
colonies.

7. The Townshend Act
This act, passed in 1767, taxed paper,
lead, and tea.

8. British soldiers shot and killed several
people including Crispus Attucks. They
were the first casualties of the American
Revolution.
Boston Massacre
5 March 1770

9. Samuel Adams and
Bostonians, disguised
as Indians, dumped
British tea into the
harbor rather than
pay taxes on it.
Boston Tea Party - 1773
Samuel
Adams

10. The Coercive Acts
• Passed in retribution for the
Boston
Tea Party
• Closed the port of Boston
• Abolished the right of the people of
Massachusetts to select their own
council
• Restricted other civil liberties

11. WAR!
Lexington and Concord
April 1775

12. Massachusett
s
Concord
19 April 1775
Lexington
19 April 1775