Causes of the American Revolution

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  • End of The Frensh and Indian War

    End of The Frensh and Indian War
    The war ended with British victory, the British won the lands of Ohio River Valley, Florida, and Canada.
  • The Proclamation of 1763

    The Proclamation of 1763
    The King of England George III signed the The Proclamation of 1763.It is about prohibits any English settlement west of the Appalachian mountains.And in an attempt to ease tensions with Native Americans.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act is passed by the English Parliament。This act increases the duties on imported sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines and indigo.And also forbids the import of foreign rum and French wines.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act is passed by the English Parliament imposing the first direct tax on the American colonies.And also The Americans will pay tax not to their own local legislators in America, but directly to England.
  • Quartering Act

    Quartering Act
    the Quartering Act requires colonists to house British troops and supply them with food.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre was the fight between the British soldiers and coloist,some colois get killed.The colonists feel angry about the British
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    About 8000 Bostonians gather to hear Sam Adams.He tell them Royal Governor Hutchinson has repeated his command don't let the ships out of the barbor until the tea taxes are paid.That night,colonial activists disguise themselves as Mohawk Indians and dump all 342 containers of tea into the harbor.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts were four laws set up by the British Parliament that restricted the colonies in different ways,such as preventing goods to be shipped to Boston.The Intolerable Acts were passed in order to suppress the colonists but only succeeded in angered the colonists because they felt their rights were being broken.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Battle of Lexington and Concord was two battles between the British and colonial rebels.British general sent troops to capture the rebel leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, but the plan was leaked and Lexington intercepted the British army. British army marched to Concord and British army marched to Concord.It would come to be known as the American Revolution
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    It maintains a threepenny per pound import tax on tea arriving in the colonies.The Tea Act had already been in effect for six years.They gives the near bankrupt British East India Company a virtual tea monopoly by allowing it to sell directly to colonial agents, bypassing any middlemen, thus underselling American merchants.