Road to Revolution

  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts
    This is laws that forced colonists to sell their raw materials to England
  • Molasses Act

    Molasses Act
    A British law that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the colonies
  • Fort Necessity

    Fort Necessity
    This is the fort George Washington made when he was sent to drive out the French which ended up getting attacked by them
  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war
    This was a 7 year war between the French and the British for the Ohio River Valley that ended in February of 1763
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act would lower the price and lower tax on molasses imported into the colonies
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    A small tax on printed materials like newspapers, wills, playing cards, and documents.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    The Townshend Acts was an external tax on imported goods into the colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    A fight occurred between Bostonian's and British soldiers which led the soldiers to fire in the crowd and end up with 5 dead and 3 injured
  • Declaratory Acts

    Declaratory Acts
    Parliament stated that they had the right to tax and make decisions for British colonies in all cases