CAUSES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR .

• 1755-1763
• English and french were involved.

PROCLAMATION.

• 1763
• Kind george the third issued a proclamination that forbade settlement west of
• the appalachian mountains.

SUGAR ACT.

• 1764
• Under the molasses act colonial merchantshad been required to pay
• a tax of a six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign Molasses.

STAMP ACT.

• 1765
• The stamp act was passed by the parliament on march, 22 1765

TOWNSEND ACTS.

• 1767
• A series of measures introduced the english parliament by Chancellor of
• the exchequer Charles townsend of 1767, townsend acts imposed duties
• on glass, lead, paints, papaer and tea imported into the colonies

BOSTON MASSACRE.

• 1770
• The boston massacre is known as "the Incident on King Street"

BOSTON TEA PARTY.

• 1773
• On December 6, 1773angry american patriots disguised as Indians
• and raided British.

INTOLERABLE ACTS.

• 1774
• The intolerable acts