Causes of the American Revolution

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763
    The Bristish rebuilt their forts and tried to enforce this. This document ordered colnial settlers to remain east of the appalachian mountains.
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act
    The Sugar Act was put into affect to lower the duty on molasses
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act
    the Stamp Act required coloniists to pay a tax on almost all printed materials like newpapers, books, court documents, contracts, and land deeds.
  • House of Burgesses

    House of Burgesses
    accepted most of Henry's resolves, but rejecetd two, because they were to radical.
  • Nonimportation Agreements

    Nonimportation Agreements
    Local committees inforced these agreements which threatened Britsih merchants and manufactors with economic ruin.
  • Quarting Act

    Quarting Act
    The quarting Act was passed to provide housing and supplies for the British troops
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
    The boston maasacre a group of colonists hurled snowballs and rocks at british soldiers guarding the costoms house. The nervous fired ino the crowd killing 5 colonists. Samuel Adams, patriots called the killlings the Boston Massacre
  • Tea Act

    Tea Act
    Tea Act was when Bristish made a tax on tea causing the colonists to protest aganist Bristish, this leads to the Boston Tea Party.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    The Boston Tea Party was Boston patriots took matters into there own hands by dressing as indians, they boarded three british ships that carried tea and dumped the tea into the harbor.
  • Committee Of Correspondence

    Committee Of Correspondence
    the committee of correspondence was when parliament closed the port of Boston.