Revolutionary war

Causes of the American Revolutionary War

By Melzer Morgan

  • The Proclamation

    The Proclamation
    It was an effort by the British government to end Native America conflict with the colonists.

  • The Currency Act

    The Currency Act
    It let the British Parliment take control of American banking.

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    It placed a tax on sugar and molasses.
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    The Fisrt Continental Congress

    Representatives from each state came to wite and approve the Decleration of Independance.

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    This act made it so that the Americans had to pay extra taxes to pay for British supplies.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    It placed a small tax on all paper good.
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    Townshend Acts

    These acts made the Americans pay even more taxes.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The British soliders killed colonist because they got into an arguement.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The colonists rebelled against the British by throwing the tea into the ocean.

  • The Second Contnental Congress

    The Second Contnental Congress
    Representatives from each state joined to finish the Decleration of Independance. It was signed on July 4th, 1776.