American revolution 8

Causes of the American revolution

By La_Cross

  • The French and Indian War

    The French and Indian War
    Its also known as the seven years war. This war lasted from 1756 to 1763. The French and Indian war fought over the fertile Ohio River Valley between British and the colonist and the French and their Native allies from 1754 to 1763

  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    On April 5, 1764 Parliament has passed a modified version of the Sugar and Molasses Act (but it happend in 1733) but 30 years later it wasn't passed till 1764.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22,1765. The new tax imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on paper products,

  • The Quartering Act

    The Quartering Act
    The Quartering Act was made for British troops to be given food and shelter by the American colonists. It made no changes in 1774. But it the Quartering Act was passed by parliment on March 24, 1765.

  • Boycott

    Boycott
    Some colonail leaders opposed the tax but feared the volence of the crowds. To control their protest activities, nine colonies sent delegates to a stamp Act Congress held in New York City in October

  • The Boston Massarce

    The Boston Massarce
    The Boston Massarce started between a patriot mob they were throwing stones, snowballs, and sticks at the British soliders. But several colonists were killed by the British and this led to the Revolutionary War.

  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    The Tea Act was passed by Parliament on May 10, 1773, but they will would launch the final spark to the revolutionary movement in Boston very soon. The tea act was not intended to raise revenue in the American colonies, but in fact imposed no new taxes. Britain.

  • The Boston tea party

    The Boston tea party
    The American were constantly being taxted by king George so a group of colonists called the sons of liberty dressed up as indians and threw the tea from Britan into the boston harbor.

  • Intolerable Act

    Intolerable Act
    1st Intolerable Act- March 31, 1774: Boston Port Act
    2nd Intolerable Act- May 20, 1774: Massachusetts Government Act.
    3rd Intolerable Act- May 20, 1774: Adminstration Justic Act
    4th Intolerable Act- June 21, 1774:Quartering Act of 1774
    5th Introlerable Act- June 22, 1774; Quebec 1774

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    There was tension between the colonists and the British. British troops travled to Concord in order to to seize arms. Paual Revere and other people notified the colonists of British troops by sounding an alarm. So they began fighting and the British retreated.