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End of French and Indian war
Cause: the treaty of Paris
Effect: American revolution -
Navigation act
Cause: trading with British colonies increased colonial revenue
Effect: started the American revolution -
Stamp act
Cause: they raised funds to pay off debt from the seven years war
Effect: it imposed direct tax to the colonists -
Boston massacre
Cause: the colonists were still angry about what happened
Effect: they threw rocks/snowballs at the soldiers -
Tea act
Cause: colonists boycotted against britains goods
Effect: they started the Boston tea party by protesting against the tea -
Boston tea party
Cause: they didn’t want taxes on the tea
Effect: they dumped it all into the harbor -
Intolerable acts
Cause: the Boston tea party
Effect: it angered the colonists -
Battle of Lexington and concord
Cause: took weapons from colonists to lower the chance of rebellion
Effect: the “shot heard around the world” mocked the start of the American war of independence -
Declaration of Independence
Cause: Common Sense by Thomas Paine
Effect: it made people want independence by declaring themselves an independent nation -
Battle of Saratoga
Cause: troops trying to side with Americans
Effect: it lifted the Americans spirits and ended the treaty in New England by the British -
The winter at valley forge
Cause: shortage of money and food
Effect: many soldiers died due to diseases