Causes Of The American Revolution
Krystavan Jordan
Proclamation Of 1763
King didn't want colonists to pass the Ohio River Valley, because he didn't want anymore wars due to decrease in funds, the colonist thought that it was unfair due to fighting and having to be trapped in the same place, and they were being controlled by a king over 2000 miles away
Stamp Act of 1765
Taxes to the colonists, they weere angry due to the king making everything that you buy had a tax along with it, and the part that bugged them was " why are we being taxed from a king 2000 miles away!"
The Townshend Acts Of 1767
It was kings orders to tax everything and that's when boycotting started to occur from the colonists. They taxed Paper, Glass, Tea, and ETC.
The Boston Massacre
8 redcoats ended up killing 5 colonists, the name (Boston Massacre) exaggerated.
The Tea Act
It was made from Britain, and it was made for selling tea to colonists.
The Boston Tea Party
Where colonists dressed up like indians and poured tea into the sea and the amount was 340 chests.
The Intolerable Acts
In springtime of 1774 a law was passed called the Punative acts and it was to punish the colonists.
Lexington & Concord
At dawn April, british troops rushed into the town Lexington, also being near colonists.