Causes Of The American Revolution
When people think of “The American Revolution” They think of the great battle for the starting colonies’ freedom and independence from England. Many people also think it was an immediate act, but in reality there were numerous events, rebellions, and concerns of the colonists that made them shift their mindset and rethink what was really going on. Some of the events that developed the modern mindset of the colonists were the great awakening, the French and Indian War, and the British laws and lack of representation of the colonies in the British government. These were the main starting points of the american revolution. The great awakening, a time period where church attendance went from almost one hundred percent down to thirty three percent.
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In the sugar act of 1764, which was the tax on rum and molasses, didn't get the rise out of the colonists. Neither did the Currency act of the same year which meant the colonists were not allowed to print paper money to pay the english debt. The stamp act of 1765 however started making the colonists boiled. Since the colonists were not able to send goods, documents, or other cargo without a tax they’re reaction was slightly more intense, they called the Stamp act congress,This is where the sons of liberty were founded. The next tax of the British was the Quartering act of the same year, 1765, The British send soldiers to the colonies insisting that they needed protection (which they probably did not) and forced the citizens to build homes for these men and pay their salary. New York completely went into chaos, they rebelled against this and did not pay the taxes, this was the first big rebellion leading to the revolution. After the Townshend act of 1767 the colonists responded with economic boycott, the daughters of liberty were founded,and one of the most known events leading up to this was the Boston massacre where five colonists were murdered by British soldiers for simply throwing snowballs. Last but not least There was thee tea act of 1773, this is where British said that only east indian tea could be bought and sold because it was cheaper this lead to the Boston tea party where colonists,dressed as natives, dumped tea into the harbor making the British angry and tried to make them pay for what they did, this was the last straw resulting in
In the sugar act of 1764, which was the tax on rum and molasses, didn't get the rise out of the colonists. Neither did the Currency act of the same year which meant the colonists were not allowed to print paper money to pay the english debt. The stamp act of 1765 however started making the colonists boiled. Since the colonists were not able to send goods, documents, or other cargo without a tax they’re reaction was slightly more intense, they called the Stamp act congress,This is where the sons of liberty were founded. The next tax of the British was the Quartering act of the same year, 1765, The British send soldiers to the colonies insisting that they needed protection (which they probably did not) and forced the citizens to build homes for these men and pay their salary. New York completely went into chaos, they rebelled against this and did not pay the taxes, this was the first big rebellion leading to the revolution. After the Townshend act of 1767 the colonists responded with economic boycott, the daughters of liberty were founded,and one of the most known events leading up to this was the Boston massacre where five colonists were murdered by British soldiers for simply throwing snowballs. Last but not least There was thee tea act of 1773, this is where British said that only east indian tea could be bought and sold because it was cheaper this lead to the Boston tea party where colonists,dressed as natives, dumped tea into the harbor making the British angry and tried to make them pay for what they did, this was the last straw resulting in