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Causes of the American Revolution
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End of the French and Indian War
The French had lost land,
people lost lives.
Now in dept,
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Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763 banned colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains. King George III did this to protect the colonists from Inavaders. The colonists ignored this act and proceeded to move west. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was passed to have taxes on sugar, molasses, and other things that the Colonies imported from Britain. It was the birth of "Taxation without Representation is Tyranny!" -
Quartering Act
The Quartering act was an act were British soldiers could stay in any private home. They also had to be fed. They had to be taken care before the family. The colonists thought there rights have been violated. They refused to house these soldiers. -
Stamp act
This act was taxing
Dimplomas, contractsd, etc.
Making things harder and harder on the colonists.
they didn't ike it so they boycotted goods and burn any papers that got taxed.
luckly the act was eventually repealed -
Townshend act
The Townshend Act was a time when Britain wouldn’t tax goods in the colonies, but they would tax on imported things such as lead, tea, glass, etc… The Writs of Assistance allowed British customs officials to search for goods. The colonists believe that their rights are being violated. -
Boston Massacre
"The Boston Massacre
unarmed people shot"
those are some of the words from the rap of Mr. Anderson,
but it explains happened in the massacre.
Five men shot. Their names leave marks on Boston.
Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, James Caldwell, Samuel Maverick, and Patrick Carr.
That was the order that they were shot in.
The soldiers were getting mad. The colonists we throwing rocks sticks ice and snow. Crispus Attucks was an african american but not acording to Paul Revere's engraving. -
Tea Act
Tea act stated that al tea must be imported from England. The tea was only from the British East India Co., and the tea was taxed. -
Boston Tea Party
The causes of the Boston Tea Party was thee Tea Act of 1773- tea must be imported from Brittain East India Company. The tea was taxed. During the Party 90,000 lbs. of tea was thrown overboard. 116 people participated. The effects were the closing of the port of Boston untill the tea is paid for. Trials moved to England. Banned town meetings.
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Intolerable/ Coericive Acts
Following the Boston Tea was the Intolerable Acts. The brittish thought of these acts as the coercive acts but the colonists thought of them as the intorerable acts -
The First Continental Congress
The first Contiental Congress was a meeting of the colonies to discuss how to responsed to the British acts and taxes. All but Georgia attended. -
Paul Revere's Ride
700 Brittish soldiers headed towards Concord to seize munitions. 77 minutemen were waiting for the Brittish soldiers. Shots got fired. 8 farmers were killed/murdered. War has begun!
For the first time it was Soldiers (trained militias) vs. Soldiers (army) -
Lexington And Concord
Shot heard 'round the world happened exactly (not counting time) 236 years and 8 months before this date. That means that the American Revolution started 236 years and 8 months from this date. No one truely knows who fired that shot but i started and war that has changed our world. Have you ever thought what exactly would have happened if the patriots lost the war. Just be thankful thasty we are in trhe life we have now. There were 77 minutemen waiting for the Bri
