American revolution

  • End of French and Indian war

    End of French and Indian war

    Cause: the treaty of Paris
    Effect: American revolution
  • Navigation act

    Navigation act

    Cause: trading with British colonies increased colonial revenue
    Effect: started the American revolution
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

    Cause: they raised funds to pay off debt from the seven years war
    Effect: it imposed direct tax to the colonists
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    Cause: the colonists were still angry about what happened
    Effect: they threw rocks/snowballs at the soldiers
  • Tea act

    Tea act

    Cause: colonists boycotted against britains goods
    Effect: they started the Boston tea party by protesting against the tea
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    Cause: they didn’t want taxes on the tea
    Effect: they dumped it all into the harbor
  • Intolerable acts

    Intolerable acts

    Cause: the Boston tea party
    Effect: it angered the colonists
  • Battle of Lexington and concord

    Battle of Lexington and concord

    Cause: took weapons from colonists to lower the chance of rebellion
    Effect: the “shot heard around the world” mocked the start of the American war of independence
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Cause: Common Sense by Thomas Paine
    Effect: it made people want independence by declaring themselves an independent nation
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Cause: troops trying to side with Americans
    Effect: it lifted the Americans spirits and ended the treaty in New England by the British
  • The winter at valley forge

    The winter at valley forge

    Cause: shortage of money and food
    Effect: many soldiers died due to diseases