Washington crosses the delaware

american revolution

  • townshend acts
    1767 BCE

    townshend acts

    The Townshend act was a new duty (tax) placed on tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass.
  • quartering act
    1765 BCE

    quartering act

    When the quartering act happened the british sent soldiers who were to be ¨ quartered ¨in housing provided by the colonists.
  • French- Indian War (1756-1763)
    1756 BCE

    French- Indian War (1756-1763)

    This war was part of the seven years war between France and Great Britain. Great Britain was in dept after the war and wanted to Colonists to pay.
  • Navigation acts (1763)
    1651 BCE

    Navigation acts (1763)

    The navigation acts is an act of parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the british empire.
  • stamp act

    stamp act

    The stamp act is based on taxes on paper goods and boycott on British goods. The colonists protested and petitioned.