French & Indian War

By rileyharrelson

  • End of The French & Indian War

    End of The French & Indian War
    The French and Indian war resulted in the British taking over all of France's colonies, including Canada, and united the colonists for the first time. It happened because of the wars expenses which led to the colonists disappointment.

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act was made to raise revenue from the American Colonists. This would end Britain's policy of releasing colonial trade from revenue-raising measures. A three pence tax was added to sugar. The American Colonists did not let it stop them. They smuggled the sugar and molasses.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    They had the stamp act to raise money to make a permanent army in the colonies. They replaced the Stamp Act with the Declaratory Act. It stated that the colonies could not rebel against Great Britain. There was an uproar in the colonies. The colonists had repelled goods & boycotted.

  • The Declaratory Act

    The Declaratory Act
    In 1766 , after the repeal of the stamp act the Declaratory act was passed by the British parliament. This was to affirm its powers to legislate the colonies which meant that they had authority to make binding laws on the American colonies.

  • The Townshend Act

    The Townshend Act
    The Townshend Acts were a series of laws passed by the British government on the American colonies in 1767. They placed new taxes and took away some freedoms from colonists, including the following new taxes on imports of paper paint, lead, glass, and tea.

  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    The tea act, 1773, was the taxation on the exportation of tea by The British Parliament. The British wanted to regain control of the Tea Trade by taxing the colonists who payed for tea. For the most part, the patriots were not pleased with this new act.

  • Start of The Revolutionary War

    Start of The Revolutionary War
    The patriots decided to declare independence today because British had taxed them, told them what to wear, etc. The Patriots thought it was time to stop being ruled by the British. This was a turning point because the patriots declared war which is a big deal. The patriots had to get ready to fight, and think of strategies to fight while the British sent troops.