Road to revolution

  • Navigation act

    Navigation act
    The English forced trade with the colonies. Selling of raw materials and finished goods could only be done between The Colonies and England
  • Molasses act

    Molasses act
    An act passed to tax all sugar, molasses, and rum from foreign colonies.
  • Fort nessecity

    Fort nessecity
    Fort necessity was a trade between the English, the french, and the British.
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    The french and Indian war

    The french and Indian war was a war that lasted 7 years. Where the British and the colonies fought against the french with native american tribes joining the french or the British to fight alongside them.
  • Sugar act

    Sugar act
    In 1764 parliament lowered tax on molasses to encourage colonies to not buy from smugglers. This also allowed officers to seize accused smugglers without going to court.
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act
    Parliament passed the stamp act in 1765 that would have a small tax against all printed materials. Such as stamps, parchment, playing cards, newspapers, etc.
  • Townshed act

    Townshed act
    The townshed act initiated a tax on all glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. This was passed to help fund the government
  • Declaratory act

    Declaratory act
    The declaratory act was passed by the parliament in 1776. Making so the parliament could make laws binding the american colonies.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party
    At midnight, the sons of liberty dumped 342 chests of tea overboard into the ocean.