7 Events That Enraged Colonists and Led to the American Revolution

The American colonists’ breakup with the British Empire in 1776 wasn’t a sudden, impetuous act. Instead, the banding together of the 13 colonies to fight and win a war of independence against the Crown was the culmination of a series of events, which had begun more than a decade earlier. Escalations began shortly after the end of the French and Indian War—known elsewhere as the Seven Years War in 1763. Here are a few of the pivotal moments that led to the American Revolution.
1. The Stamp Act (March 1765)
2. The Townshend Acts (June-July 1767)
3. The Boston Massacre (March 1770)
4. The Boston Tea Party (December 1773)
5. The Coercive Acts (March-June 1774)
6. Lexington and Concord (April 1775)
7. British attacks on coastal towns (October 1775-January 1776)