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Causes of the American Revolution
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End of French and Indian War
The French and Indian war ended with France leaving almost all their land behind and the colonist were not allowed in to the land upsetting the people who just fought in the war for land. -
Proclamation of 1763
Thus proclamation was issued by King George III. The purpose of this was to shut down colonial expansion westward beyond Appalachia, which infuriated the colonists. -
Sugar act
The sugar act was a law passed that raised the tax on foreign goods in hopes of ending smuggling trade with sugar and molasses. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was a forced tax on all British colonial printed materials such as newspaper, cards, books, documents, and land deeds. The colonies were furious that they did not have a representation in parliament, so they protested this act. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were to tax goods that the Americans imported from Great Britain. This had upset the Americans so they started smuggling, boycotting, and harassing British officers. -
The Boston Massacre
As tensions were rising between Americans and the British an American and a British soldier were having an augment. A crowd of 200 colonists started to surround seven British troops. The American crowd began taunting the British and throwing objects at them, the soldiers had then open fire on the crowd killing one and mortally wounding two -
Boston Tea party
The Boston Tea party was a protest on Britain’s Taxation without representation. The American colonists extinguished over 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. The main purpose of this was for the American colonists to bring about the message that they will not allow taxation without representation to continue without putting up a fight. -
First Continental Congress
In September of 1174, a representative for each colony(besides Georgia) united in Philadelphia to order The First Continental Congress in response to the intolerable act. -
Patrick Henry’s Speech
“Give me liberty or give me death!”. Patrick Henry’s famous quote sparked from his idea of fighting back against England and his disapproval of their authority. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The British had planned to capture two colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington, and then move on to Concord and take the gunpowder. But American spies had heard of the plan, and were able to spread the news.
When the British made it to Lexington they encountered 77 American militiamen. by the end of the battle seven Americans died, but other militiamen managed to stop the British at Concord, and continued to attack them on their way back to Boston.
