Causes of the American Revolution

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  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War
    The North American phase of the 7 Years War between France & Great Britain.

  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    Parliament of Great Britain imposed direct tax on the 13 Colonies & said printed materials must be produced on stamped paper from London.

  • Townshend Act

    Townshend Act
    British Parliament taxed goods important to American colonies.

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    Riot that ended with killing of 5 colonists by British.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Forced colonists to buy tea from Britan's East India Tea Company.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Angry colonists dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston Harbor in protest against the Tea Act.

  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts
    1. Boston Port Act
    2. Massachusetts Government Acts
    3. Administration of Justice Act
    4. Quartering Act
    5. Quebec Act

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress
    Meeting between 12 delegates of the 13 colonies to organize resistance against coercive acts.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    First Continental Congress meeting reconvene.. decreed that Continental army be formed.

  • Lexington & Concord

    Lexington & Concord
    First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.

  • Publishing of "Common Sense"

    Publishing of "Common Sense"
    Book by Thomas Paine that advocated for independence from Great Britain.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Document officially declared the United States of America as independent (free from England's rule).

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights
    amendments added to the constitution of the United States.