The Spirit Of Independence

By Jose A
  • the Draft Of The Declaration Of Independence

    the Draft Of The Declaration Of Independence
    It was made by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston and Thomas Jefferson.
  • Son Of Liberty

    Son Of Liberty
    It was a secret group made by the thirteen colonist to stop taxation from Brittain
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    Sugar Act, was a law that attempted to curb the smuggling of sugar and molasses in the colonies by reducing the previous tax rate and enforcing the collection of duties.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    the stamp act was a law passed that every american colonist will have to pay tax on everything made in paper
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    it was law were the colonist needed to give housing and food to the British soldiers
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    the american colonist formed a mob to get rid of the British soldiers and the soldiers ended up killing 5 it was called Boston massacre by Paul Revere
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    the tea act was a tax on tea that the colonist had to pay
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    the tea party was the protest of the colonist over the tax on the tea so they decided to throw all the tea from the ships into the ocean as a way to protest.
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    it was a meeting that 12 out of the 13 British colonies agree to boycott all contact with the British goods
  • Declaration Of Independence

    Declaration Of Independence
    the 13 american colonist declared independence from British on july 4