Causes of the American Revolution

Who threw tea into the Boston harbor?

• Indians

• Britains

• Sons of Liberty

• Daughters of the Revolution

Declaratory Act - March 1766

• A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

Tea Act

May 1773

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

• Allowed soldiers to live in the colonists' homes

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

Quartering Act 1765

• This act gave a roll of quarters to the colonists to spend on sugar

• This act made colonists give soldiers supplies and housing

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

What is Mercantilism?

• Government rule over a country

• A belief that the colonies existed to only help Britain

• The process of electing a new king

• The idea that paying war debts is the most important thing a country can do

Boston Tea Party

December 16, 1773

• Sons of Liberty (dressed as Native Americans) boarded the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor.

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

• Stated that Parliament had the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”

What did this political cartoon mean?

• The only way to win against Britain is to fight together

• The only for the colonies to survive is to surrender to Britain

• If the colonies join together they will die

• Only the New England colonies can win against Britain

Sugar Act of 1764

• Parliament passed the Tea Act in an attempt to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt

• A Tax on sugar based products that the colonists had to pay England for

• The colonists were allowed to smuggle sugar

To "Repeal" something is to _______ it.

• Peel it again

• Tax

• Cancel

• Steal

What war was 9 years long?

• French and Indian War / Seven Years War

• The Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• War for Independence