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The Causes of the Revoultion
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French and Indian War
The results of the French and Indian war:
The French lose the war even with the help of the Algonquin tribe.
The French lost all their land to the British. Even though the British won all their land they we had a lot of debt. Since the British won they had the question WHO WILL PAY? The colonists develop a sense of unity and started to settle in the Ohio River Valley. -
The Proclamation of 1763
This banned all colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.The colonists believed that they had the right to live where they pleased.The colonists widely ignored it because it was impossibe for the British to enforce. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act put a tax on sugar, molasses, and many other things and if smugglers were caught they had very harsh punishments.This leads James Otis to coin the phrase "taxation without representation is tyranny". Colonists boycotted British goods and sent a petition to England. -
The Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required colonists to feed and house British soldiers. The colonists believed that their rights as English citizens had been violated. Some colonists refused to let soldiers in their homes! -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an act that made colonists buy an additional stamp for documents such as wills, contracts, newspapers, and even playing cards.The colonists believed this was an unfair tax that they had no imput towards.They demanded that the tax be repealed.The colonists burned stamped paper. They also made a group called the stamp act congress in New York City. -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend act was the act of theBritish not taxing the goods in the colonies but taxing on all imported goods like lead, tea, glass, and many others. The writs of assistance allowed British customs officials to search ships for any smuggled goods. The colonists believed that this was still an unfair tax, and that their rights were being violated. The colonists reacted by smuggling goods into the colonies. The colonists reduced imports to the colonies. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was on the day of March 5,1770 when a total of five victims were shot and killed. Those men were Samuel Grey, Crispus Attucks, Mr. James Caldwelh, Mr. Samuel Maverick, and Mr. Patrick Carr. Crispus Attucks was an African American man and was the first to die in the American Revolution. The crime occurred after soldiers looking for work were told that they could clean toilets. Pushing and shoving broke out in the crowd that led to the massacre. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act of 1773 only allowed tea imported directly from British East India Co. Tea was still taxed at three pence a pound. The company chose who could and could not sell the tea. This puts colonial tea merchants out of buisiness and gives the British a tea monopoly. -
The Boston Tea Party
This event took a total of three hours between 7pm and 10pm. The colonists poured 90,00 pounds of tea (45 tons) into the Boston Harbor which is equivelant to three million dollars in modern day money. The was 116 colonists tht poured 342 containers overboard which weighed 400 pounds each. -
The Coercive Acts or Intolerabe acts
The British respond with the Coercive Acts or the Intolerable Acts. The acts closed the port of Boston untill the tea was paid for and the trials were moved to England. The acts banned town meetings and strenghtened the Quartering Act. -
Paul Revere' s Ride
While Paul Revere rode at night, the British sent troops to Concord, MA to seize weapons being stored there. The Sons of Liberty learned of the British plan to march to Concord, MA and seize the weapons. Billy Dawes began his ride from Boston, MA to Lexington, MA warning Sam Adams that the British were coming. Paul Revere saw two lanterns lit in the Old North Church indicating that the British were coming by sea. -
Paul Revere's Ride (continued)
Paul Revere begins his ride warning that, " the regulars are coming!". Revere and Dawes are captured near Lexington, MA after warning Sam Adams and John Hancock to escape. Sam Prescott rides from Lexington, MA to Concord, MA warning that the British were coming. -
Lexington And Concord
On April 18-19,1775, 700 British troops headed to Concord to seize munitions. There were 77 Minutemen waiting for the British. Then shots were fired, 8 farmers were killed. War had begun! It was the first time each side was armed with guns during the war. It was called the "shot heard around the world" because it made a huge impact on the colonies and England.
