Road to Revolution

  • Navigation Acts

    Navigation Acts
    The Navigation Acts is where laws forced colonists to sell their raw materials to England even if you'll get a better price somewhere else. Goods bought by the colonists from other countries in Europe had to go to England first and be taxed. All trade goods had to be carried on ships built in England or the colonies.
  • molasses act

    molasses act
    a British law passes in 1733 that taxed molasses, rum, and sugar imported into the North American colonies from non- British countries.
  • Fort Necessity

    Fort Necessity
    George Washington set up a small fort of his own. He called it Fort Necessity. Washington's outpost soon came under attack by the French and their Native American allies. These two colonies combine as an army and won the battle. The French later released the soldiers Washington surrenders, who retired to Virginia.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    It was a war originally between the Natives with French against the British but a few years later it turned into a war with the Natives and the French and it started in 1756. It was a long process and it eventually ended in Feb 1763.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    An ‘Act’ can be looked at as a synonym for a ‘Tax’
    This new tax lowered the tax on molasses imported to the colonies Would lower the price, and encourage more people to buy. Encourage Colonists to stop smuggling. It also allowed officers to seize accused smugglers goods without going to court .
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The stamp act outraged colonists
    Patrick Henry, Va House of Burgesses,-...” the only and sole exclusive right and power to lay taxes (on its citizens)”Sam Adams started the sons of liberty started burning Effigies in the streets of Boston.Met in NY at the stamp act congress. Drafted a letter stating only colonial assemblies could tax colonists. And People boycotted -refused to buy British goods