Causes of the American Revolution Alyssa Troutman and Eric Santana

The French and Indian War

Feb 10, 1763

The war was between the French and the British
This war was fought because each nations were right next to each other but each nations wanted more land in the america.
this war was fought in may of 1754 and ended April 19th 1763.
This war was fought in mostly North America.
This war happened because each nation wanted more land.

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1763

This Treaty is what endend the war between france and britain. britain won this war. After the war the french were kicked out of the war. This happend to end the war.

britain raised taxes

Dec 16, 1763

Britain rasied taxes so the colonist could pay for the war.This was when they raised taxes to gain more money. They raise taxes in North america. British was in debt after the war so they needed more money to pay off the war.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

This is a tax causing america to pay 3cent taxes on sugar. The british government did not ask for approval from the colonists. The colonists were upset and agervated that they started taxing them. They didnt like the way the were being controlled by then british.

Stamp Act

May 10, 1765

The stamp act is a tax on every legal document like newspaper. This basically made the colonist angry because this tax does make the colonist pay way more money.

Boston Massacre

Mar 7, 1770

This was a conflict between the colonist and the british soldiers. A conflict that lead to many deaths. This conflict happened in Boston. This happened due to a snowball hitting a british soldier witch lead to futher conflict.

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

This tax was sent by the british. Tghis was a tax on all tea which everybodt drank. This was sent by britsh to the colonist. This was so british can get more money due to there debt.

Boston Tea party

Nov 16, 1773

This was done by the colonist. This was an event where all the colonist dumped tea in the river. This event happened in Boston. This was to stop taxes and show the british a rebel.

Intolerable Acts

Mar 24, 1774

Parliament issued this tax.This act was a punitive law for massachusets.This tax was for massachusets. This was a punishment for the Boston tea party.

Battle of lexington and concord

Apr 19, 1775

This was a battle between the british and the colonist. This was the final battle of the war. This battle took place in lexington and concord. This was for the colonist to declare freedom from the british.