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Causes of the American Revolution! The Colonies break away from Britain Proclamation of 1773 Townshend Acts Intolerable Acts Tea Act The French and Indian War Stamp Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party

America before Independence

French and Indian War The French and Indian War was a war between Britain and the Indians. Cause: The colonists kept pushing the Indians west. Effect: The British made the Proclamation of 1763.

Proclamation of 1763 King George The Proclamation of 1763 was a law prohibiting the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. Cause: England was still in debt from the French and Indian War and wants peace. Effect: The colonist still moved west anyway because owning land was important (you needed it to be able to vote). King George

Stamp Act - 1764 The Stamp Act was a tax on every sheet of every legal document. Cause: Britain needed money because they were in debt from the war so they taxed the colonists. Effect: The colonists boycotted British goods. They also organized the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty.

Without Representation!” Slogan of the Colonists “No Taxation Without Representation!”

Townshend Acts - 1767 The Townshend Acts used all the money collected for imported goods to pay the salaries of British soldiers. The Townshend Acts also caused a tax for glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. Cause: Britain still needed money, but they needed a way to tax the colonies “without offense.” Effect: The colonists boycotted British goods again.

Boston Massacre - 1770 The Boston Massacre was a clash between British troops and a group of colonists in which five colonists were killed. Cause: Some colonists started throwing snowballs in front of the Boston Customhouse. The soldiers became nervous and started shooting. Effect: Six of the soldiers were acquitted, and two of them had their thumbs branded for shooting.

Tea Act - 1773 The Tea Act was a tax on all imported tea from Britain. Cause: The colonists boycott against British goods had hurt their trade, so the British repealed the Townshend Acts after the Boston Massacre. Parliament only kept the tea tax. Effect: The Sons of Liberty organized a protest against the Tea Act known as the Boston Tea Party.

Boston Tea Party -1773 The Boston Tea Party was a protest organized by the colonists against the British. All the colonists dressed up as Indians and snuck on-board the British ships in the harbor. Then they threw all the tea on the ships into Boston Harbor. Cause: The colonists were upset by the Tea Act. Effect: The Intolerable Acts were passed to keep the colonists under control.

Intolerable Acts - 1774 The Intolerable Acts (COERCIVE ACTS) were four strict laws that gave the British a sense of more control over the colonies. First of all, they closed down the port of Boston until the colonists paid for all of the tea they threw into Boston Harbor. Second, they forbade any meetings without the governor’s permission. Next, they made the colonists house and feed British troops. Cause: The Boston Tea Party. Effect: The colonists started the Revolutionary War.

War Breaks Out! Sept 1774 – Meeting called of the Continental Congress. Set out list of demands it knew Britain would never accept 19 April 1775 – General Gage moves to disarm the militia. There are brief skirmishes at Lexington and Concord The British are forced to retreat to Boston 10 May 1775 – Second Continental Congress created the Continental Army and made George Washington its commander