Cuases Of The American Revoloutiin

Question 1

 what were the causes of the American revolution?

Answer 1

French and Indian war/the seven years war.
(Note;british were in severe debt after the war)
The enlightenment (people began to value human happiness above all else)
They thought the government should be restricted and the rights of people protected
Americans gained experience by fighting in the seven years of war with Britain

Question 2

What were the navigation act?

Answer 2

For Americans colonies to buy and sell their products (cotton tobacco sugar etc) to Britain alone
Please allow Britain to set the price as no one else as there was nobody else to sell to
It led to a lot of smuggling and piracy ( from Americans trying to buy and sell elsewhere) led to a confrontation with the British Navy

Question 3

Talk about Britain texting its colonies

Answer 3

Sugar act 1764 placed a tax on importing sugar into America
The stamp act 1765 made it a requirement for legal documents will newspapers certificates and playing cards to have a government stamp this had to be paid for
Then the quartering act 1765 required the American colonial government to pay for food and provide accommodation to British soldiers stationed in the colonies

Question 4

What is no taxation without representation?

Answer 4

Colonists did not believe that the British government should be able to tax the colonies because they had no representation in the British parliament to decide on tax
They developed a slogan, no taxation without representation
Stump men were beaten up in the streets and tired and feathered
There were campaigns to boycott British gods in their colonies led by groups like the sons of liberty‘ the stamp act was withdrawn in 1766

Question 5

Talk about the Boston massacre

Answer 5

After the British had taken away the stand, they need another way to raise money
Townsend act 1767
These put taxes on anything that America imported such as tea, glass paint and lead
In 1770 a mob confronted some British soldiers in Boston, Massachusetts
The soldiers open fire and fly protesters were killed
They were exaggerate the council what happened which led to more tension among the colonists

Question 6

Talk about the Boston tea party

Answer 6

After the Boston massacre the British removed the Townshend act and most other taxes
All that remained was a small tax on tea
In 1773 they imposed the tea act which allows the east India trading company to avoid paying tax on the tea they importEd
In December 1773 I grew from the sons of liberty marched to the Boston Harbour. They boarded East India company ships split open 342 chests of tea and then dump them into the sea