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Navigation Acts
Cause: These acts were created to limit England’s carrying trade to English ships so that weapon ships would be available during times of war.
Effect: The Navigation Acts was one of the causes of the American Revolution. -
French and Indian War ends
Cause: The French and Indian War was fought between the British and the French over who controlled the upper Ohio River valley.
Effect: Great Britain gained land, but it was also one of the causes of the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act
Cause: The Stamp Act was created to help Great Britain gain back money the was lost during the Seven Years’ War.
Effect: The stamp Act resulted in the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Massacre
Cause: The Boston Massacre was caused by the Stamp Act.
Effect: This event intensified relations between Britain and the American colonists. -
Tea Act
Cause: The Tea Act was passed to save the East India Company from bankruptcy.
Effect: This event caused the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Cause: The Boston Tea Party was a result of the Tea Act.
Effect: The protest resulted with the Coercive Acts. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
Cause: The Boston Tea Party caused the Intolerable Acts.
Effects: The Boston Tea Party led to the First Continental Congress. -
First Continental Congress (established)
Cause: The Boston Tea Party caused the First Continental Congress.
Effect: The First Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Rights. -
First Continental Congress (disbanded)
Cause: The Boston Tea Party caused the First Continental Congress.
Effect: The First Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Rights. -
Lexington and Concord
Cause: These battles were caused by the tense relations between the colonist and the British troops.
Effect: Men on both sides were lost, but this event proved the colonist could stand up the the British. -
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The American Revolution
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Second Continental Congress (established)
Cause: The Second Continental Congress met up as a result of the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Effect: As a result of this meeting the Declaration of Independence was written. -
Declaration of Independence adopted
Cause: The Declaration of Independence was adopted to make American independent from England.
Effect: The Declaration of Independence gave Americans freedom and rights. -
Battle of Saratoga starts
Cause: The colonist wanted independence.
Effect: We won the battle, persuading other countries to help us. -
Battle of Saratoga ends
Cause: The colonist wanted independence.
Effect: We won the battle, persuading other countries to help us. -
Winter at Vally Forge starts
Cause: Valley Forge was an encampment built for Washington’s soldiers.
Effect: Many died from disease. -
Winter at Valley Forge ends
Cause: Valley Forge was an encampment built for Washington’s soldiers.
Effect: Many died from disease. -
Second Continental Congress (disbanded)
Cause: The Second Continental Congress met up as a result of the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Effect: As a result of this meeting the Declaration of Independence was written. -
Battle of Yorktown starts
Cause: The colonist wanted independence.
Effect: This was the last battle of the American Revolution. The British surrendered, and we won. -
Battle of Yorktown ends
Cause: The colonist wanted independence.
Effect: This was the last battle of the American Revolution. The British surrendered, and we won. -
U.S. Constitution written
The U.S. Constitution was written to give citizens basic rights, and it established America’s national government and fundamental laws. -
U.S. Constitution adopted
The Constitution gave us the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights gives us freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, the right to bear/keep arms, the right to peaceably assemble, protection from unreasonable search and seizure, and the right to a fast and public trial by an impartial jury.
