Causes of the American Revolution

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  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The proclamation of 1763 was signed by king george 3 of england. It prohibited any english settlement west of the appalachian mountains. This act increased the duties on important sugar and other items such as textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo dye.

  • The Sugar Act

    The Sugar Act
    This Act was passed by Parliament to pay for the war debt brought on by the French and Indian War and to help pay for the expenses of running the colonies and newly acquired territories. This act increased the duties on imported sugar and other items like textiles, coffee, wines, and indigo dye.

  • The Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act
    The Stamp Act was passed by the parliament imposing the first tax on the american colonies.

  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was a group of American colonists that threw a bunch of tea into Boston Harbor to try to upset the tax on tea. The reason why The Boston Tea Party started was because of protest of the British Parliament's Tea Act of 1773.