Causes of the American Revolution

Why did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

• Angered the colonists because they couldn't move West of the Appalachian  Mountains
• Angered the colonists because they didn't want to pay a tax on stamps
• Left France in a war debt that caused them to tax the colonists
• Left Britain in a war debt that caused them to tax the colonists

What document said that the colonists could not move WEST of the Appalachian Mountain?

• Declaration of Independence
• Proclamation of 1763
• Mayflower Compact
• Treaty of Paris, 1763

Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?

• He wanted more money to make England look better
• He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
• He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
• He hated the colonists' guts

This taxed molasses and sugar brought into the colonies

• Tea Act
• Sugar Act
• Stamp Act
• Townshend Act

to cancel a law

• repeal 
• boycott
• propaganda 
• quartering 

This taxed paper products like mortgages and licenses, and also cards and newspapers

• Tea Act
• Paper Act
• Stamp Act
• Townshend Act

Taxation without Representation meant...

• Colonists weren't given free speech
• Parliament did not have delegates from the colonies
• Colonists didn't have money to pay taxes
• The colonists votes didn't count for enough

This law made colonists have to house and supply British soldiers.

• Declaratory Acts
• Quartering Act
• Intolerable Acts
• Townshend Act

What does Quartering mean?

• To allow troops to stay in your home
• Hitting someone with a quarter
• To give someone a quarter
• Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain

This taxed lead, paint, paper, glass, and tea

• Tea Act
• Paper Act
• Stamp Act
• Townshend Act