road to the constitution

  • Sugar act

    Sugar act
    To stop the smuggling of goods in and out of colonies. Britian started getting more power and started taxing. The colonist suffered from all the restriction of taxes but they got rights of assistance that allowed them to board colonial ships, tabacco, sugar, timber shipped directly to Britian could search for whatever reason.
  • stamp act

    stamp act
    To tax everyday things such as new papers,pammphelt, and deck of cards. This happened so America could pay for the British in French and Indian war.
  • Boston massacare

    Boston massacare
    British opened a fire on a crowd of protest, they had to make the military come to make the obey the laws. Violated the right to life. The british soilders came over and just blew out anyone they didnt like.
  • Tea act

    Tea act
    Gave the right to sell tea to the colonies purpose was to keep the company from going broke. Happened so no new taxes could happen, and to help countries that didnt have a lot of money.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    British stopped moving cargo of tea so they dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. All lead to the firt continental congress in philli, members of congress decided to ban trade with Britian.