Causes of American Revolution

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    The British gained significant territory in north America as the result of the war.
  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act

    the stamp act was a tax put on the American colonies by the British
  • Sons of liberty

    Sons of liberty

    was a secret political organization in the American Colonies that protested against British taxes and laws before the American Revolution.
  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act

    Were a series of laws passed by the American colonies by the British government on the American colonies
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    Boston tea party was a protest by the American colonists against the British government
  • The Continental Congress

    The Continental Congress

    was a meeting of delegates from each of the 13 colonies. These delegates served as the government during the Revolutionary War
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    The Intolerable Acts were five laws that were passed by the British Parliament against the American Colonies
  • Battles of Lexington & Concord

    Battles of Lexington & Concord

    British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.
  • Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published

    Thomas Paine’s Common Sense published

    Common sense was an argument that the colonies should break away from British rule.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    It was were the British army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty
  • Great Compromise

    Great Compromise

    The Constitution creates the branches of government and gives them the power to govern.
  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris

    It was the official peace between the USA and Britain that ended the American revolutionary war.
  • Bill of Rights adopted

    Bill of Rights adopted

    An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution. The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution are called the bill of rights.