Road to Revolution-Ben and Gage

By Ben-Hen
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    Causes of the American Revolution

  • End of French and Indian War

    End of French and Indian War
    The french and indian war ended in 1763. it ended by the treaty of paris being signed.

  • The Proclamation

    The Proclamation
    proclomation linkBanned all colonistes frome settling west of the Appalachin Mountains. Colonists believed they had a right to live were they pleased. colonists widely ignored because it was impossible for the british to enforce.

  • Suger act

    Suger act
    sugar act linkPut a tax on sugar, molasses, and other things; included harsh punishments for smugglers. Colonists leade James Otis to coin the phrase "Taxation without representation is tyranny". Colonists boycotted british gods and sent petition to england.

  • Stamp act

    Stamp act
    stamp act linkcolonists had to buy an additional stamp stamp for documents like wills, contracts, newspapers, and even playing crads. this was an unfair tax that they had no input and demanded the tax to be repealed. They burned stamped paper and held the stamp act congress and tarred and feathered officals in new york city.

  • Townshend act

    Townshend act
    townshed act linkThe townshend act is were they put taxes on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea were applied with the design of raising £40,000 a year for the administration of the colonies.

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    5 people died in the massacre. Thhese people were Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, John Adams, and Samuel Quincy. The soldiers said they heard "Fire, Fire" and unloaded on the mob.

  • Intolerable acts

    Intolerable acts
    They closed the port of Boston until they paid the money of £21,000. Trials moved to England. Banned town meetings. Strengthend the Quartering act.

  • Tea act

    Tea act
    tea act linkAll tea brout in to British terrotory got a tax on it including the tea bout in British terrotory

  • boston tea party

    boston tea party
    A group of people dressed up as Mohaw Indians and raded a ship. They dumped tea overboard. The group was lead buy Samuel Adams.

  • Quatering act

    Quatering act
    Required colonists to house and feed british soldiers. Colonists had their rights as english citizens have been violated. Some colonists refused to let soldiers stay.

  • First continetal congress

    First continetal congress
    The colonies presented there were united in a determination to show a combined authority to Great Britain, but their aims were not uniform at all.