Journey to Freedom from England

By ssharma03

  • End of French and Indian War

    Febrauary 10th, 1763 marks then End of the very long war between the British colonies and the French colonies. After England and the British colonies had won, it still cost England a fortune. England needed to find a way to pay for the war. How England decided to pay for the war leads to the next events.

  • Proclomation of 1763

    Laws made by England that banned settlement in some western lands and was used to reduce the tention between the colonists and Native Americans. Made colonists angry that they could not settle in land they had fought for in the French and Indian war.

  • Sugar Act or 1764

    First tax places on colonists by England to pay for the French and Inidan was and made colonists very angry that they were being taxed. Set taxes on Cloth, sugar, coffee, and wine. Purpose was to stop goods from being smuggled in and out of the colonies. Gave naval officers search warrants. Repealed due to colonists boycotting British goods.

  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Law created taxes on legal documents, newspapers, and phamplets coming into the colony. Colonists found ways to avoid this tax, but were still angry about them.

  • Declatory Act of 1766

    Stated that the parliament had the right to make laws for the colonie and its purpose was to say that only the king and parliament's authority was greater than the colonial governments.

  • Townshend acts of 1767

    Placed Import taxes on coloring for paint, tae, paper, and glass. Due to this law with 4 extra taxes protests increased and britain had to repeal the tax on tea.

  • Tea Act of 1773

    Law basically told colonists that they were only allowed to buy tea rom the East India Tea Company to protect the company fro going broke and it was an important corporation to England at the time.

  • Intolerable Acts of 1774

    After the Boston Tea party, a punishment law known as the Intolerable acts of 1774 were placed as a punishment. It included 1. Boston Harbor was closed 2. The colony of Massachussets and its colonists were not allowed to hold town meetings. 3. Any British officials who commited a crime would go to Britain to be tried. 4. Quartering Acts.

  • Declaration of Independence

    This legal document stated that England will no longer be the official of the 13 colonies and the 13 colonies have become one nation together with freedom. After many years of harship and trying to beat Britain for the colonists, they were finally free and were one nation.