American Revolution Causes of the Revolution The French & Indian War 1754-1763 Proclamation of 1763 English taxes on the colonies to pay for the French.

American Revolution

Causes of the RevolutionThe French & Indian War 1754-1763

Proclamation of 1763

English taxes on the colonies to pay for the French & Indian War

English interference in colonial self-government

Causes of the Revolution

The French & Indian War 1754-1763

A war between the French & British.

The war was for control of the lands found in the Great Lakes region and the Ohio River Valley.

The British won the war but it cost them a lot of money and debt, which needed to be paid back.

Causes of the Revolution

Proclamation of 1763Causes of the Revolution British attempt to end troubles with Native Americans

Colonists forbidden from settling west of the Appalachian Mts.

10,000 British soldiers on the frontier

Speculators had already bought land

Causes of the Revolution

Sugar Act (1764)To stop smuggling with the French W. Indies

Lowered tax on molasses

Smugglers would be tried in front of a British judge

Right to trial by jury was taken away

Causes of the Revolution

Stamp Act (1765)Britain faced a huge war debt, needed $

Tax on all printed goods in the colonies

A British stamp had to be applied to all printed items

British Stamps on Printed Material

Causes of the RevolutionStamp Act Protests

Colonists had been taxed without a voice in ParliamentSons of Liberty formed in BostonBurning effigies and boycotts throughout the coloniesStamp Act Congress (9 colonies) claims that only the colonies can tax themselves

Sons of Liberty visit a Tax Collector

Causes of the Revolution

Stamp Act RepealedParliament repeals Stamp Act (1766)

Parliament also passes Declaratory Act

• Parliament claims the right to tax the colonies

Causes of the Revolution

Townshend Acts (1767)British tax on imported goods

Included everyday items (glass, tea, paper)

More boycotts

Daughters of Liberty: “Produce goods at home”

Causes of the Revolution

Boston Massacre (1770)British troops sent to Boston (redcoats)

Arguments between Bostonians & redcoats

Standoff between crowd & soldiers

A soldier is hit by a rock, accidentally fires on crowd

Causes of the Revolution

Boston Massacre (1770)Five colonists were killed, including Crispus Attucks (African American, leader of the group)

Anti-British propaganda spreads (Revere)

John Adams defended the soldiers in court

Boston Massacre Propaganda

Causes of the Revolution

Boston Tea Party (1773)Tea Act: British Tea Company would not pay same tax as colonial merchants

Tea ships arrived in Boston in December

Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawks and dumped the tea into Boston Harbor

Boston Tea Party

Causes of the RevolutionCoercive (Intolerable) Acts (1774)

To punish Boston for the Tea Party

Closed Boston Harbor until tea was paid for

Forced colonists to quarter (house) British soldiers

Other colonies sent food & clothing as aid

Britain prohibited town meetings