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 WarFrench and Indian War

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 the Proclamation of 1763. 1763.

Proclamation of 1763Proclamation of 1763 The Proclamation of 1763 was The Proclamation of 1763 was

a law prohibiting the colonists a law prohibiting the colonists to move west of the to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.Appalachian Mountains.

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

Effect: The colonist still moved Effect: The colonist still moved west anyway because owning west anyway because owning land was important (you land was important (you needed it to be able to vote). needed it to be able to vote).

King George

Stamp ActStamp Act 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 were money because they were in debt from the war so in debt from the war so they taxed the colonists.they taxed the 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 ActsTownshend Acts 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 Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was a clash between The Boston Massacre was a clash between

British troops and a group of colonists in British troops and a group of colonists in which five colonists were killed.which 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 ActTea Act The Tea Act was a tax on all The Tea Act was a tax on all

imported tea from Britain.imported 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 PartyBoston Tea Party 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. All the colonists dressed up All the colonists dressed up as Indians and snuck on-as Indians and snuck on-board the British ships in the board the British ships in the harbor. Then they threw all harbor. Then they threw all the tea on the ships into the tea on the ships into Boston Harbor. 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 ActsIntolerable Acts The Intolerable Acts were four strict laws that gave the British a sense of more control over the colonies. The Intolerable 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 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 Boston Harbor. Second, they forbade any meetings without the governor’s permission. Next, they made the colonists house and feed British troops. Finally, instead of British officials being tried for crimes in the colonists house and feed British troops. Finally, instead of British officials being tried for crimes in the colonies, they would be tried in Britain. Also, King George the third appointed General Thomas the colonies, they would be tried in Britain. Also, King George the third appointed General Thomas Gage the new governor of 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.