Causes of the American Revolution Flashcards
Proclamation of 1763
law passed by Britain after the French & Indian War that said that colonists could not move into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
Quartering Act
law that said colonists must allow British soldiers to sleep in their houses
Stamp Act
tax on paper products purchased by colonists
Townshend Acts
a series of laws that were considered tyrannical by Americans, including taxes and the Quartering Act
“taxation without representation”
the reason why colonists were angry with the British; the colonists were not allowed to choose representatives to parliament in London, which passed the laws under which they were taxed
Britain wanted the colonists to…
The King and Parliament felt that the Americans should be required to pay a share of this debt because the war was fought for them. They passed laws such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Townshend Acts to have colonists pay a share of the taxes.
Why were colonists angry?
they were not allowed to participate in the British government, Parliament, which passed the laws. They felt that it was tyranny
How did the colonists respond?
They combated this by boycotts, writing letters, and some violent protests.
The Stamp Act Congress
was a meeting of delegates from different states to discuss what colonists should do in response to this taxation
