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Causes of the American Revolution
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End of the French and Indian War
Once the war ended there was debt because the British started to tax the colonist. The colonists were offended by this and felt that they were being used for their money. -
The Proclamation of 1763
This act stated that the colonists could not move west of the Appalachian Mountains because the King did not want to keep protecting the people from Indians attacking. When the colonists heard this they did not like it because their King would not protect them anymore, this helped lead to the war because the colonists felt mad and sad that their own King wants them stop moving because he doesn't want to protect them. -
The Suger Act
This tax was on sugar and molasses. The colonists were very mad at this and thought that it was unfair because they didn't have a representation, so they boycotted and smuggled it over. -
The Stamp Act
Dear Diary,
It is 1765 and the British has put apon us another act, called the Stamp Act. This act states that there is now a tax on all paper documents. I and my other companions believe this is very unfair since we have no representative in parliament to support us. We are feeling greatly violent and need to speak our mind to our "great" King soon, or very bad things might happen in the future. -
The Quartering Act
Dear Diary,
The British have made another act again. This time they forced us to house British soldiers to keep an eye out for us. We all feel violated from our rights and we tried to refuse, but they didn't allow it so we're deciding to be violent towards those ugly red jackets. -
The Townshend Act
This tax was a tax on imports like glass, paper, and tea. Also, this act allowed officers to use Writs of Assistance to search colonial ships for smuggled goods. The reactions of the colonists were that they thought that the Writs of Assistance violated their rights, and they did not like that at all. So the colonists had merchants sign non-importation agreements and more boycotts came up. -
Boston Massacre
During the Boston Massacre, the colonists were very upset, to express their anger they would throw anything they could get their hands on to hit the British Soldiers and hurt them. The colonists would also give them put downs and say mean things to them if they were on the street. One time it got really bad and confusing that it ended up with 5 colonists dead, known as the Boston Massacre. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act allowed colonists to import only British tea from India, the tea was taxed but much cheaper. The colonists saw this as a trick to accept being taxed without representation. This helped lead to the war because the colonists didn't like the idea of being tricked. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea party was when the Sons and Daughters of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and snuck on to British East India Co. ships and then dumped the tea into the Boston Harbor. They did this to show them that they cannot be pushed around and tax them anymore. They also did this to show them who they are and that they were more then upset and nothing coud fix that, not even lowering taxes. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was the punishments for Massachusetts, Boston Tea Party. They consisted of banning town meetings, closing the Boston Harbor until the tea that was thrown overboard was paid for, and new quartering acts. The colonists were completely outraged and felt these punishments were way too harsh. Other colonies fully supported Massachusetts and really got it that these 13 colonies are going to stick together. Also they held the First Continental Congress. -
The First Continental Congress
On September, 5 1774 at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia the first Continental Congress had started. Their was members that were appointed by the legislatures of twelve and the Thirteen Colonies, -
Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere's ride was when Paul, Sam Prescott, and Billy Dawes rode through the night to tell all of their fellow neighbors know that the British were coming to take away Massachusetts weapons so be prepared. -
Lexington and Concord
The battles ofLexington and Concord were the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Sam Prescott rides from Lexington to Concord MA to warn the colonists that the British are coming. The British's plan is to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock, colonial leaders, in Lexington and to then to kill all colonial weapons at Concord. But spies on the American side saw British, so colonial men were ready to fight at Lexington.
