Causes of the American Revolution
Skyla Gorman
Proclamation of 1763
The king did not allow the colonist to move into the Ohio River Valley because he doesn't want another expensive war.
The Townshend Acts of 1767
It required colonists to pay taxes for glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. The colonists boycotted many British goods.
The Tea Act 1773
It allowed the British East India Company to sell tea directly to colonists. So the colonists could only buy tea from one company.
The Boston Tea Party 1773
The colonists sneaked on three tea filled ships and dumped over 340 tea chests into Boston Harbor.
The Intolerable Acts 1774
A punishment towards the colonists for throwing the chests of tea into Boston Harbor.
Lexington and Concord 1775
British soldiers would capture colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then they would seize gunpowder.