The Most Important Events That Led Up To The American Revolution

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The American Revolution

There are many things leading up to the American Revolution. One of the biggest things being the Declaration of Independence. Still, many things have led up to the Declaration of Independence. The point is, if we really want to understand the American Revolution, we have to go back a couple years where the idea started and to the events that led up to it. Timelines can be very helpful in tracing back different events that had some affect on The American Revolution. I created one where I put together what I thought in my opinion, the most important events leading up to the American Revolution.
To start off the timeline, we have the Zenger case in 1733. Although at first glance it might not seem like it has direct ties with the American Revolution, I believe that it really started something important throughout the citizens minds'. This case was the start of developing free press and many other rights that …show more content…

This is so important because The American citizens were slowly getting more and more independent. In 1775, the battles of Lexington and Concord occurred. This battle was important because the Americans could prove themselves to Britain. Finally, in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was issued. This meant freedom from Britain. At this point all ties were cut off with Britain and this ultimately led to the American Revolution.
Of course every event that had happened in this time period had something to do with the American Revolution, but these ten in my opinion are what really stands out. For deeper research, I could go many more years back where just the thought of independence was introduced. But for now, I think this gives me a very clear idea on how over time the things that happened everyday in this time led to a Revolution, the American

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