The colonists had endured much turmoil before the 1770s. Colonists had to fight the Native Americans and Spanish for their land. Furthermore, there was the French and Indian War in which the colonists joined forces for the first time to defeat the French and Native Americans for their land. It was during this time that the colonists learned that if they worked together, they were capable of achieving things on their own, without the help of the British. There is not one simple cause of the Revolutionary War but events that create a chain reaction. These events are as follows: the Stamp Act and taxation, colonial unity and resistance to this taxation, and Great Britain’s response to the colonial resistance.…
The American Revolution didn’t begin just because of one reason, but one major reason that really angered the Americans was when the British dumped tons of tea into Boston Harbor in December 1773 as a protest against the tax laws. The brutal British comeback to this act resulted in sending British troops to Boston and closing Boston Harbor, causing pressure and rancor to intensify. The British tried to disband the insurgents in Massachusetts by confiscating their weapons and ammunition and arresting the Patriotic leaders. Through the whole of 1774 and into 1775, strain in New England continued to rise. Minutemen met the British troops and disputed with them in Lexington, and later at Concord. The British departed to Boston, dealing with…
What caused the American Revolution? In general terms, the American Revolution came about because the British government did not fully realize the seriousness of the unrest and dissatisfaction which soon developed in its colonies in North America. The British government in London considered the distant colonies more as a possession than as an extension of its territory and people. Ill-will between the British government and its colonies in North America began to develop after 1763. With France defeated in Canada, the British government then wished to strengthen its authority in North America. Political leaders in London decided to maintain a standing army in their colonies, and they imposed new taxes on the colonists to support the army. The army was intended to protect against French, Spanish…
The colonies were set in place, believing that they would get fair treatment. However, Britain abused her power towards the colonies and riots began to break throughout the colonists. Therefore, these acts fueled a rebellion against Britain and her colonies so severe, that it became the dawn of the American Revolution. In the 1700s, Britain’s current king, King George, decided that he needed more money from the flourishing colonies.…
The American Revolution was mainly provoked because of the unwanted high taxes that colonies had to pay so British can pay their war debt. The French Indian war was the biggest cause of the high taxes which lead to certain acts like stamp act and sugar act which was very harsh for the colonies as they had to give high taxes on daily use items and all this taxes was without permission of the colonies. Colonist were also angry as they had no representation in parliament so they were not able to provide there point. Since the colonists were not happy with the heavy taxation on the daily items they protested against the British act which was the Townshend act( imposed tax on the tea). There protest is known as Boston Tea party under which they…
After the Townshend Duties were repealed (except for the tax on tea), colonists in Boston harassed the new board of customs commissioners to the point where the British government had to place four British troops inside the city. The British soldiers competed with colonists in many things, such as jobs. In 1770, a mob of dockworkers began to throw rocks at the guards at the customs house. Captain Thomas Preston lined up his men in front of the building for protection. In the confusion, five men were killed, among them Crispus Attucks. Colonists considered the Boston Massacre a symbol of British oppression and brutality. Americans were trying to expand and the oppression from the British angered them. Three years later, in 1773, colonists in Massachusetts protested against the British in the Boston Tea Party by dumping tea overboard. This was a result of the Tea Act. The Tea Act enraged merchants because they were cut out of the deal, meaning the company sold the tea directly to the colonists without a middleman (colonial merchants). When the British were informed about the Boston Tea Party, Lord North punished Boston by enforcing the Coercive Acts. The Coercive Acts closed the port of Boston, allowed trials to be transferred to other countries, amended the state charter, and quartered British troops in Boston at the colonists ' expense. This angered the colonists because they had to…
The American Revolution happened for many different reasons. From salutary neglect to many many taxes and acts. There were three main reasons that caused the American Revolutions. The three causes of the American Revolution are Taxation without representation, British restriction of colonies rights, and Colonists reactions to British policies.…
Between a patriot throwing snowballs,stones,sticks and a squad for British soldiers. There was a fight with British and colonist. Colonist didn't have a strong army or weapons to defend themselves. The British were prepared with their strong squad. On the fight several colonist were killed and the led to a campaign by speech writers to rouse the ine of the citizenry. The colonies named this the Boston Massacre. They killed Cripus Attucks he was from the colonist member. The fight happened when a guard hit a colonist. Colonist weren't strong like British but they tried to defend themselves. That's what happened in the Boston…
The American Revolution was a war that took place between between 1765 and 1783. The Thirteen Colonies won independence from Britain. There are many reasons as to how the American Revolution broke out. Many of which had to do with the unfair treatment they received from Britain. At first the colonies were content and even proud to be British, but as time went on, the colonies grew agitated the British Parliament and its govern over them.…
During the course of 1775-1783 the American colonists were under control by Great Britain. As expected, these people were unhappy with the treatment such as taxes and the colonists decided to take action and revolt against Britain.…
Their were many religious, social and economic causes and effects that led to the American Revolution but the main cause was that the 13 colonies in North America were angered over a lack of representation in Parliament, and were perceived with over taxing. This resulted in a short period of protests and demonstrations, which continued until July 4, 1776, when the American Colonists finally declared their independence. This led to the American Revolution. The war changed American society to a great extent touching upon all aspects of colonists lives, economic, social and political.…
On March 5, many innocent Bostonians were killed by British soldiers. It was an unprovoked murder where the soldiers fired and killed five colonists! The citizens were just attending to their daily duties on the streets when a soldier started a fight with them. The struggle soon turned into a full fledged confrontation. When other redcoats attempted to calm the group with threats of firing on them, Bostonians were rightfully outraged and began to fight back a little. Some citizens even picked up pebbles and twigs and threw them at the soldiers in defense.…
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.…
Growing tensions between Great Britain and its 13 colonies in North America would eventually kick-start the Revolutionary War in April of 1775. There were many factors that led to the war like taxes after the French and Indian War, the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts among others. The colonists felt that they were being treated unfair by a government that was all the way across the ocean in England. Parliament’s decisions in England had direct effects on the lives of the colonists and the colonists were fed up with Great Britain’s rule over them. The restrictions placed on the colonies during this time by Great Britain left a bad taste in the mouths of many colonists and would soon lead to the Revolutionary War and the colonists’ independence.…
Have you heard about the Revolutionary War? Do you know what started it well these may have been some reasons; Results of french and indian war, sugar act, stamp act, Boston massacre & Boston tea party,intolerable acts and, continental congress. Therefore, the american revolution was caused by the increase of british taxes without any representation of the colonies, more british intervention in their daily lives, and economic reasons. The Results of french and indian war may have caused some of the problems that would have began the revolutionary war. Great Britain needed new revenue or income to pay for the troops.…