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Road to Revolution

  • Nav. Acts

    Nav. Acts

    A series of laws that the English parliament put on the colonists in the 1600s. It made colonists sell all raw materials to England, even though they could get better prices in Europe.
  • Molasses Act

    Molasses Act

    A tax on colonist's molasses, or anything like sugar/molasses. It also taxed the colonists imported goods.
  • Fort Necessity

    Fort Necessity

    In spring of 1754 George Washington sent a militia to fight the French. George Washington soon after set up a fort of his own called Fort Necessity.
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War started in August 1756. The war first started when the two countries wanted the Ohio river valley land. In conclusion France no longer has power in North America.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    In early 1765 Parliament passed a small act that taxed any paper colonists got. The stamp act was a tax on colonists newspapers, wills, playing cards, and documents.
  • Declaratory Acts

    Declaratory Acts

    Where parliament has the right to tax colonists. Also, made decisions for British colonies.
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    The Townshend Act was an external tax on imported goods. This taxed glass, lead, paper, tea, and paint.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    On March 5th Bostonians and redcoats had a fight. A group of Bostonians were fired on and 5 died and 3 were wounded.
  • General Gage takes over Boston

    General Gage takes over Boston

    He had order from Parliament to seize weapons and arrest leaders of the Massachusetts militia. He ordered lieutenant colonial Francis Smith to take 700 troops and destroy all artillery and ammunition he can find.
  • Intolerable/Coercive Act

    Intolerable/Coercive Act

    This was an act on colonists after the Boston tea party. This effected the colonists because it was a series on laws that effected everyday life.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act

    The quartering act was an act that allowed soldiers to come into the colonists homes with or without permission.
  • Quebec Act

    Quebec Act

    The Quebec Act went into effect in June of 1774. The Quebec Act was when the government for Canada was created, and extended its territory all the way south of the Ohio river, which caused colonists to become trapped.
  • Administration of Justice

    Administration of Justice

    The Administration of Justice was some of the Acts/effects of the Intolerable acts. The Administration of Justice gave British officials charged with a capitol offense be tried in a different colony or England for a fair trial.
  • First Continental congress

    First Continental congress

    Where a group of leaders from the colonies got together.