American Revolution

CAUSE: The British won the French and Indian War.

• EFFECT: The British gained new land in America.

• EFFECT: The British started being taxed.

• EFFECT: Several colonists died.

• EFFECT: The Boston Tea Party

CAUSE: Britain had a lot of debt after the French and Indian War.

• EFFECT: The British gained new land in America.

• EFFECT: The British started being taxed.

• EFFECT: Several colonists died.

• EFFECT: The Boston Tea Party

CAUSE: A colonist and a soldier began fighting about the presence of the British in Boston.

• EFFECT: The British gained new land in America.

• EFFECT: The British started being taxed.

• EFFECT: 5 colonists died in the Boston Massacre

• EFFECT: The Boston Tea Party

CAUSE: King George forced colonists to buy only English tea.

• EFFECT: The British gained new land in America.

• EFFECT: The British started being taxed.

• EFFECT: 5 colonists died in the Boston Massacre

• EFFECT: The Boston Tea Party

Patriot or Loyalist? Samuel Adams

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Patriot or Loyalist? Joseph Brant

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Patriot or Loyalist? John Johnson

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Patriot or Loyalist? Thomas Jefferson

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Patriot or Loyalist? William Franklin

• Patriot

• Loyalist

Patriot or Loyalist? Paul Revere

• Patriot

• Loyalist