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Causes of the Revolution

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    Causes in between 1763 and 1775

  • King George lost alot of money.

    King George lost alot of money.
    He lost alot of money due to buying alot of war supplies.
  • Parliment enacts to the Townshed Acts.

    The Townshend Acts passed new taxes, which angered colonists because they had no representation in Parliament
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    In the Boston Massacre the British started firing at a crowd. After the crowd started to yell bad things. 5 people died.
  • Parliment votes to repeal Stamp Act.

    The Stamp Act placed a small tax on all kinds of paper goods such as contracts, diplomas, newspapers, almanacs, deeds, warrants, shipping bills, calendars, etc.