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Stamp Act
Tax on colonist so British Parliament could get colonist money from the tax -
Rebellion of Colonist
The Rebellion of Colonist started with British Parliament putting taxes on certain things like tea and stamps. -
Tea Act
Tax on tea was approved. The tea tax was to help benefit the East India Company by giving them the right to sell tea in the colonies -
Intolerable Act
American colonies started it as a series of laws American colonist disagreed with. -
Writing of the Declaration of Independence
Our founding fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence to give colonist the right to freedom, right to vote and the right to own property.