Causes of the American Revolution

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  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War

    The North American phase of the 7 Years War between France & Great Britain.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Parliament of Great Britain imposed direct tax on the 13 Colonies & said printed materials must be produced on stamped paper from London.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    British Parliament taxed goods important to American colonies.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Riot that ended with killing of 5 colonists by British.
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act

    Forced colonists to buy tea from Britan's East India Tea Company.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Angry colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor in protest against the Tea Act.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    1. Boston Port Act
    2. Massachusetts Government Acts
    3. Administration of Justice Act
    4. Quartering Act
    5. Quebec Act
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    Meeting between 12 delegates of the 13 colonies to organize resistance against coercive acts.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress meeting reconvene.. decreed that Continental army be formed.
  • Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord

    First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Publishing of "Common Sense"

    Publishing of "Common Sense"

    Book by Thomas Paine that advocated for independence from Great Britain.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Document officially declared the United States of America as independent (free from England's rule).
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    amendments added to the constitution of the United States.