Causes of the American Causes of the American Revolution!Revolution!

The French and

Indian War

Intolerable Acts

Stamp ActBoston Massacre Boston Tea

Party

Proclamation of 1773 Townshend Acts Tea Act

French and Indian War French and Indian War 1756-17631756-1763

The French and Indian The French and Indian War was a war between War was a war between Britain and the Indians. Britain and the Indians.

Cause: The colonists Cause: The colonists kept pushing the Indians kept pushing the Indians west. west.

Effect: The British made Effect: The British made the Proclamation of 1763 the Proclamation of 1763 and went into a great and went into a great amount of debt amount of debt

Proclamation of 1763Proclamation of 1763

The Proclamation of The Proclamation of 1763 was a law 1763 was a law prohibiting the colonists prohibiting the colonists to move west of the to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.Appalachian Mountains.

Cause: England was still Cause: England was still in debt from the French in debt from the French and Indian War and didn’t and Indian War and didn’t want to start another war.want to start another war.

Effect: The colonist still Effect: The colonist still moved west anyway.moved west anyway.

King George

Navigation ActsNavigation Acts Series of laws put in place

by Britain to control sea-trade in the colonies

Cause: To enforce trade laws that benefited England

Effect: Created triangle trade and made England more rich

Sugar Act – April 5Sugar Act – April 5thth, , 17641764

$.03 tax on Molasses $.03 tax on Molasses – per gallon– per gallon

Cause: Great Britain Cause: Great Britain needed money to pay needed money to pay off war debtoff war debt

Effect: Hurt Effect: Hurt consumers, consumers, merchants and merchants and shippers – caused shippers – caused smugglingsmuggling

Stamp Act – November 1Stamp Act – November 1stst, , 17651765

The Stamp Act was a tax The Stamp Act was a tax on every sheet of every on every sheet of every legal document.legal document.

Cause: Britain needed Cause: Britain needed money because they money because they were in debt from the war were in debt from the war so they taxed the so they taxed the colonists.colonists.

Effect: The colonists Effect: The colonists boycotted British goods. boycotted British goods. They also organized the They also organized the Sons of Liberty and the Sons of Liberty and the Daughters of Liberty. Daughters of Liberty.

Townshend Acts 1767Townshend Acts 1767

The Townshend Acts used all The Townshend Acts used all the money collected for the money collected for imported goods to pay the imported goods to pay the salaries of British soldiers. salaries of British soldiers. The Townshend Acts also The Townshend Acts also caused a tax for glass, lead, caused a tax for glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.paint, paper, and tea.

Cause: Britain still needed Cause: Britain still needed money, but they needed a money, but they needed a way to tax the colonies way to tax the colonies “without offense.” “without offense.”

Effect: The colonists Effect: The colonists boycotted British goods boycotted British goods again.again.

Boston Massacre March Boston Massacre March 55thth, 1770 , 1770

The Boston Massacre was a clash The Boston Massacre was a clash between British troops and a group of between British troops and a group of colonists in which colonists in which five colonists were killed.five colonists were killed.

Cause: After lots of ridicule, the tension Cause: After lots of ridicule, the tension finally broke. Some colonists started finally broke. Some colonists started throwing snowball in front of the Boston throwing snowball in front of the Boston Customhouse. The soldiers became Customhouse. The soldiers became nervous and started shooting.nervous and started shooting.

Effect: Six of the soldiers were acquitted, Effect: Six of the soldiers were acquitted, and two of them had their thumbs branded and two of them had their thumbs branded for shooting.for shooting.

Tea Act May 10Tea Act May 10thth, 1773, 1773

The Tea Act was a The Tea Act was a tax on all tax on all imported tea from Britainimported tea from Britain..

Cause: The colonists boycott Cause: The colonists boycott against British goods had hurt against British goods had hurt their trade, so the British their trade, so the British repealed the Townshend Acts repealed the Townshend Acts after the Boston Massacre. after the Boston Massacre. Parliament only kept the tea Parliament only kept the tea tax.tax.

Effect: The Sons of Liberty Effect: The Sons of Liberty organized a protest against organized a protest against the Tea Act known as the the Tea Act known as the Boston Tea Party. Boston Tea Party.

Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party December 16December 16thth, 1773, 1773

The Boston Tea Party was a The Boston Tea Party was a protest organized by the protest organized by the colonists against the British. colonists against the British. Colonists dressed up as Colonists dressed up as Indians and snuck on-board Indians and snuck on-board the British ships in the harbor. the British ships in the harbor. Then they threw tea on the Then they threw tea on the ships into Boston Harbor. ships into Boston Harbor.

Cause: The colonists were Cause: The colonists were upset by the Tea Act.upset by the Tea Act.

Effect: The Intolerable Acts Effect: The Intolerable Acts were passed to keep the were passed to keep the colonists under control. colonists under control.

Intolerable Acts 1774 Intolerable Acts 1774

The Intolerable Acts were The Intolerable Acts were four strict laws four strict laws that gave the British a sense of more control over the that gave the British a sense of more control over the colonies. First of all, colonies. First of all, they closed down the port of Boston until the colonists paid for all of the tea they they closed down the port of Boston until the colonists paid for all of the tea they threw into Boston Harborthrew into Boston Harbor. Second, they . Second, they forbade any meetings without the governor’s permissionforbade any meetings without the governor’s permission. . Next, they made the colonists Next, they made the colonists house and feed British troopshouse and feed British troops. Finally, instead of British officials being . Finally, instead of British officials being tried for crimes in the colonies, they would be tried in Britain. Also, King George the third appointed tried for crimes in the colonies, they would be tried in Britain. Also, King George the third appointed General Thomas Gage the new governor of General Thomas Gage the new governor of

Massachusetts.Massachusetts. Cause: The Boston Tea Cause: The Boston Tea Party.Party. Effect: The colonists started Effect: The colonists started the Revolutionary War. the Revolutionary War.

Quartering Acts - 1775Quartering Acts - 1775

Law that forced colonists to house and feed soldiers against their will.

Cause: Boston Tea Party / Intolerable Acts

Effect: Last Straw leading to the revolution