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Causes of the American Revolution
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Proclamation of 1763
Proceeded to move west
Rebelled
Onward the Colonist went
Colonists could not move west of the Appalaichain Mountains
Led to war because Colonists went against the Parliament
Appalachian Mountains
Many Colonists upset
Anger of the Colonists
Territory belonging to the Indians was disturbed
Ignored it and moved anyway
Outraged Colonists
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End of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was between the British Colonists and the French Colonists. The war took place during1754 to gain the Ohio River Valley territory. The British wanted the land because it had more usable farmland. France looses, and the British gained Florida from Spain, and land east of the Mississippi River and Canada. This led to the outbreak of war because there was so much violence and it was a war to start with. -
The Sugar Act
The sugar act was to tax sugar and molasses. The colonist boycotted the taxed sugar and and molasses and then they smuggled the sugar and molasses into their colonies. This was a great example of no taxation with out representation. The colonists thought that this was majorly unfair for Parliament to tax them because there was nobody representing them in the Parliament. This lead to the outbreak of war because the colonists rebelled these taxes. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act required a taxed stamp to go on any legal documents. Some types of documents that required these stamps are newspapers, dice, cards, and many other items. This was unfair to the Colonists because it was no taxation without representation, which means there wasn’t a representative from the colonies in Parliament. The Colonists didn’t like this so they smuggled things into their colonies, sent petitions to the King, they boycotted.This led to the outbreak of war. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was an act passed that forced colonists to house any and all British soldiers stationed in their colony. This outraged the colonists because it was a violation of their rights. The colonists refused to house the soldiers and then they began to be violent towards the British soldiers. -
The Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts was an act that put taxes on demanded imports like paper, tea, and glass. The Writ of Assistance came into action in this act. The Writs of Assistance violated the colonists rights. This gave officers the right to search colonial ship for any smuggled goods. The Colonists boycotted this and Merchants signed non importation agreements. This led to war because the Colonists were in violation of their rights. They were also very fed up with the whole thing. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers fired
Owed money to the British
Stones and ice were thrown at the British soldiers
Two British soldiers found guilty
Outbreak of violence led to war
New England Colonies March 5, 1770
Assassinations
Some believe it was the fault of the Colonists
Some believe it was the fault of the British
Arouse the out break of war because of the violence
Colonists were killed
Redcoats
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The Tea Act
Tax on tea
Erupted into war because of angered Sons of Liberty.
Allowed colonist to import tea directly from India Angered Sons of Liberty, dumped the tea into the Boston harbor
Colonist saw it as a trick to tax them without representation
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The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the result of extremely outraged Sons of Liberty. The Colonists were sick and tired of paying taxes on their tea. On December 16,1773 the Sons of Liberty dresses as Mohawk Indians and snuck onto three British ships and dumped massive amounts of tea into the Boston Harbor. This helped lead to the outbreak of was because once the British received the message of the tea being dumped they were outraged. -
Intolerable Act
The Intolerable Act punished Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. The act banned Massachusetts from having town meetings, because the last time there was a meeting, the Sons of Liberty dumped all of the tea into the harbor. Britain closed the Boston Harbor until all of the dumped tea was paid for, and passed a new quartering act. The Colonists were outraged, and they felt these punishments were harsh. The other colonists supported Massachusetts, and they held the First Continental Congress. -
The First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting of representatives from 12 of the 13 Colonies on September, 1774. This was held to discuss how to respond to the Intolerable Act, which punished Boston for the Boston Tea Party. The Colonists were outraged, so the formed this meeting. They decided to demand a repeal of the act, and boycott. All of the colonies formed militias. This led to the outbreak of war because the colonists were being so stubborn. -
Paul Revere's Ride continued
Paul Revere set out to warn the people of Massachusetts that the British are coming to take the weapons that are being stored there for battle. Once the Sons of Liberty heard this, they tell everyone of their plan, while British soldiers are being sent over to take the weapons. A signal would be given from the Church if the British were coming by sea or by land by lighting lanterns. 1 if by land, 2 if by sea, was the code. Paul Revere saw 2 lanterns lit, indicating the British were coming by sea -
Paul Revere's Ride
Revere saw 2 lanterns lit, indicating the British were coming by sea, and then he begins to ride. Paul tells Sam Adams and John Hancock that the British are coming and they should escape. Revere meets up with Billy Dawes near Lexington, where they are captured. Sam Prescott rides from Lexington to Concord warning the British are coming. The Colonists are panicked when they hear the news. The minutemen in Massachusetts meet the soldiers at Lexington, and that’s when the Revolutionary War starts. -
Lexington and Concord
The Massachusetts minutemen met the British at Lexington, Massachusetts. This is where the first shots were fired at the Revolutionary War. The next day, the fighting continued at the Battle of Concord, and many were killed. This led to the outbreak of war because of all the violence and tension between the British and the Colonists. The Colonists became outraged because of the battle between opposing forces.
