Causes of the American Revolution

French and Indian War

Sep 12, 1754

Left British in great debt and raising taxes from the colonies. The colonies learned they could unite togther.

Proclamation of 1763

Oct 7, 1763

Prohibited settlement past the Appalachian Mountains. Many colonists took offense at this order.

Committees of Correspondence

Mar 12, 1764

Organized by Samuel Adams; helped spread propaganda and information through letters.

Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

The Sugar Act increased duties on sugar imported from the West Indies.

Quartering Act

May 3, 1765

The Quartering Act ordered the colonists to house and feed British soldiers if necessary

Son of Liberty

Nov 6, 1765

The Sons of Liberty took the law into their own hands, and made change happen.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

British Army soldiers killed five civilian men and injured six others.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

A group of colonists dumped tea overboard from three ships in Boston Harbor.

First Continental Congress

Sep 5, 1774

In response to the creation of the Intolerable Acts, they Congress called for boycott of British goods.

Intolerable Acts

Dec 10, 1774

Number of acts passed after the Boston Tea Party and placed many restrictions on the colonists.