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CAUSES OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
WAR
(THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE)
Let’s Begin with a Timeline
1500s-1600s: EXPLORERS -Christopher Columbus discovered
America in 1492
-Juan Ponce de Leon discovered Florida
in 1513
1600s: First COLONISTS -Jamestown was established in 1607
-The Mayflower arrived in 1620
1500
1550
1600
1650
1754-French and Indian War
1775: Revolutionary War Begins
1776: Declaration of Independence
1861: Civil War Begins
1700
1850
1800
1750
Colonist Times
The colonists moved to America in early 1600s and made colonies
The colonists were BRITISH citizens (meaning they were still citizens of England, even though they were living on another continent)
The colonies were meant to make money for England (remember all that America had- fish, wood, indigo, whales)
Colonies Continued…
The colonists were ruled by the King of England
However, the colonists had a lot of freedom They may have legally been apart of England,
but you couldn’t really tell The colonists had their own town halls to
discuss colonial issues Colonists were very independent
Causes of the American Revolution
1) The French and Indian War2)Proclamation of 17633) The Sugar Act4)The Quartering Act5) Stamp Act6) Tea Act7) Boston Massacre8) Boston Tea Party9) Intolerable Acts
French and Indian War- 1754-1763
A seven year war between the French and the Indians in America VS England and the colonists
French lost and gave up their land in America Britain spent a LOT of money on the war Britain needed to find a way to make up all
that money….so they started to tax the colonists…
Proclamation of 1763
Britain made a law that the colonists couldn’t move west of the Appalachian mountains
Britain reserved that area for the Indians
Colonists were mad that they couldn’t do what they wanted and move
TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
England just wanted the colonists to help pay for the war, so they started making taxes…that’s fair, right?
After all, Britain started the war to protect the colonists from Indian attack
BUT: the colonists did not have a say in the British government (since they were in America, not Britain!) meaning they couldn’t help decide the laws
That means the colonists were being taxed like citizens, but weren’t given the same rights as citizens in Britain
That would be like… The head of Arizona schools, Tom Horn, is making
all students in Roosevelt pay taxes to help improve all Arizona schools
Well, that’s a good reason, since we’re all apart of Arizona
BUT: students in the Roosevelt District don’t get a say in School Board Meetings and could NOT help decide how their money was being used
What if the tax money was being spent on stuff you thought was bad, but you couldn’t say anything because you weren’t included in the meetings?
The Sugar Act
Colonists had to pay a tax on all molasses that was shipped to America
It also placed a tax on the importation of additional items, such as silk and wine
The Colonists were very mad and many refused to buy these things
Instead, colonists paid others to smuggle these items into the country
The Quartering Act
England had a lot of soldiers in America from the French and Indian War
England didn’t have enough money to house and feed all of the soldiers
England made a law that colonists had to allow soldiers to sleep and eat in their houses
Obviously, colonists were not happy that they had to spend money and time to help British soldiers!
That would be like…
A soldier who was in the U.S. today could walk up to your door and tell you that he was staying for the night.
Your parents would have to make more food for him, or go out and but more food and YOU would have to give up your bed for him to sleep…
The Stamp Act
Britain still needed more money…. Colonists had to pay a tax on every
piece of paper printed (newspapers, documents, licenses…)
That would be like…
If Mr. Horn, the head of Arizona schools, made all of us pay a nickel every time we used a piece of paper.
What all do we use paper for…? Imagine if every time you wrote an invitation or
drew on a piece of paper, you had to pay 5 cents!
Imagine how much teachers would have to pay!!!
The Boston Massacre-1770
Since the colonists were so mad and kept making trouble for England, England sent soldiers to the colonies
On night, at a British office in Boston, a group of sixty colonists starting throwing snowballs at the English soldiers
A gunshot was fired, and in the end, 5 colonists were killed and 11 injured
The Tea Act- 1773
England made a law that ONLY the East India Company could sell tea in America
The tea was actually sold at a cheaper price
But the colonists rebelled against it because it was another example of “taxation without representation”
Colonists refused to buy the tea
The Boston Tea Party- 1773 The British would not allow ships to
leave Boston Harbor if they still had unsold tea on them
50 colonists dressed as Indians boarded three ships and dumped 90,000 pounds of tea into the water
The Intolerable Acts- 1774 Obviously, the English were mad about the
Boston Tea Party As a punishment, Britain made new laws:
-They closed the port of Boston, and said
they would not open it until the dumped tea
had been repaid
-England took control over the Massachusetts
government and would appoint all officials.
-Sheriffs and juries would be chosen by the English government