"Causes of the American Revolution

  • End of French and Indian War

    End of French and Indian War
    The war ended with the signing of Treaty of Paris.The British started to tax without representation of approval of colonial assembly. And also brittish was in large debt.
  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act was proposed by George Greenville.George Greeneville raised money by collecting duties that were already in effect.The Sugar Act lowered foriegn molasses,which was dark honey sugar.The Sugar act assigned customer officials and courts to prosecute smugglers.George Greenville hope that lowering foreign molasses would tell coloists to pay thier own taxes.
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act
    The Stamp Act was created to pay a tax on printed materials such as newspapers, books , court documents. Also contracts and land deeds. Parliment has passed a bill that has intended to raise money from the colonies
  • The Quatering Act

    A not so popular law was passed in 1765 by the Parliment Act that had the colonies to provided housing and supplies for the british troops after the French and Indian war . Some of the colonists were upset , but a few of the colonists went along with it , Parliment 's right for relgute trade.
  • Townsend Act

    Townsend Act
    The British taxxed on led, paints, glass, paper and tea. This made the colonists so upset that they repealed all taxes expcet one tax , The Tea Act.
  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    The Boston Massacre led to many brittish people angry.During the Boston Massacre five colonist had been shot which one had started off the war.In defense the french started to attack the briitish,Cripus Attucks who was a sailor of indian and african desent had leadership of Samuel Adams.
  • The Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts
    The Intolerable Acts was the idea that brittish could shut down and teminate change in colonial growth.Due to this act many many colonies and colonist were acting in voilence to get back.Many people had armed weapons on them and guns.
  • The Tea Act

    The Tea Act
    The Tea Act was passes by Parliament and led to the Boston Tea Party in December.As an outcome of the boston Tea Act patriots dressed as indians and dumped tea into the sea.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    After the fight of the boston Massarce , The Boston tea Party had tea boycott that had worsened finicial problems for struggling the british tea for the boston tea party company.
  • The Battle Lexhington and Concord

    There was tension between the colonists and the british authorities because of legally taxing. British authorities went to Concord to take away weapons from the colonists. Paul Revere and other colonists saw the british coming and they began fighting and the British retreated. This was the beginning of the American Revolution.