Causes And Outcomes Of The American Revolution
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Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution
Part 1: Causes
Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War.
Pre-war event
Description
Contribution to the Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France.
This war is what made the British start taxing the colonists, because they were in a lot of debt.
Sugar Act
This act is force you to pay a 3 cent tax on sugar It also increased taxes on coffee indigo, and wine and molasses.
The Sugar Act was yet another tax forced on American colonists that enraged them because they were forced to pay taxes and did not have any representation in Parliament …show more content…
Tea Act
The British put a tax on all tea 3 cents for each pound.
This act made colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor and that made the British want to fight back.
Intolerable Acts
As punishment for the Boston Tea Party, The British closed Boston Harbor and the colonists could only trade with England.
When the British closed Boston Port, the colonists got angry.
Boston Tea Party
The "Sons of Liberty"(a colonial group of men) Dressed up as Mohawk Indians an dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
This made the British want to fight back and it united them.
Boston Massacre
A group of colonists terrorized some british troops and became intimidated by the large crowd and they fired on the colonists. 5 colonists died and 6 were wounded.
It made many colonists angry and got many of the colonists thinking and leaning more towards rebellion.
Declaration of Independence
Document written by the Committee of Five and signed by 56 men In 1776 that declares our independence from Britain.
The Declaration of Independence was the motivation for the colonists and they felt they had a right to carry out the terms of the …show more content…
The British found themselves surrounded and 273 of their men were killed.
This was the first battle of the revolution
Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10, 1775, Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in an attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the British garrison. The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War.
It gave the Continental Army much-needed artillery that would be used in future battles.
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of the delegates from the Thirteen Colonies it was held in the summer of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This is where they started on the Declaration of Independence.
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 during the Siege of Boston. The colonial militia learned that British generals were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city. The colonists surrounded the city and attacked when the British came.
This demonstrated that the relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand up to the British troops
Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution
Part 1: Causes
Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War.
Pre-war event
Description
Contribution to the Revolutionary War
French and Indian War
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France.
This war is what made the British start taxing the colonists, because they were in a lot of debt.
Sugar Act
This act is force you to pay a 3 cent tax on sugar It also increased taxes on coffee indigo, and wine and molasses.
The Sugar Act was yet another tax forced on American colonists that enraged them because they were forced to pay taxes and did not have any representation in Parliament …show more content…
Tea Act
The British put a tax on all tea 3 cents for each pound.
This act made colonists dump tea into the Boston Harbor and that made the British want to fight back.
Intolerable Acts
As punishment for the Boston Tea Party, The British closed Boston Harbor and the colonists could only trade with England.
When the British closed Boston Port, the colonists got angry.
Boston Tea Party
The "Sons of Liberty"(a colonial group of men) Dressed up as Mohawk Indians an dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
This made the British want to fight back and it united them.
Boston Massacre
A group of colonists terrorized some british troops and became intimidated by the large crowd and they fired on the colonists. 5 colonists died and 6 were wounded.
It made many colonists angry and got many of the colonists thinking and leaning more towards rebellion.
Declaration of Independence
Document written by the Committee of Five and signed by 56 men In 1776 that declares our independence from Britain.
The Declaration of Independence was the motivation for the colonists and they felt they had a right to carry out the terms of the …show more content…
The British found themselves surrounded and 273 of their men were killed.
This was the first battle of the revolution
Fort Ticonderoga
On May 10, 1775, Benedict Arnold of Massachusetts joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont in an attack on the fort, surprising and capturing the British garrison. The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory of the Revolutionary War.
It gave the Continental Army much-needed artillery that would be used in future battles.
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of the delegates from the Thirteen Colonies it was held in the summer of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This is where they started on the Declaration of Independence.
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 during the Siege of Boston. The colonial militia learned that British generals were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city. The colonists surrounded the city and attacked when the British came.
This demonstrated that the relatively inexperienced colonial forces were willing and able to stand up to the British troops