The American Revolution - Causes Flashcards
Where did groups of European settlers begin to occupy land during the 16th and early 17th century?
North America
Who owned the land in North America?
Indigenous Americans (also known as Native Americans)
What the British take advantage of after defeating the French?
They used their colonies in North America to make money growing crops to sell all over the world.
What kind of crops did the newly British colonies grow in North America?
Cotton, tobacco and sugar.
Who did the British use to grow crops in North America?
Indentured servants, and later enslaved people.
How many separate English colonies were there by the early 1700s?
13
What was the population of settlers and enslaved people by 1775?
2.5 million
Give 2 reasons why countries such as Britain wanted empires:
They could tax people who lived in the colonies and ensure that they bought British goods.
What did many of the colonists in America, despite being of British descent, now consider themselves as?
American
The British felt it was acceptable to tax the Americans to pay for what and why?
The army as it ‘protected’ the colonists from other foreign powers.
When was the Stamp Tax?
1765
What was the Stamp Tax of 1765?
A tax on documents such as legal papers and newspapers.
How did colonists respond to the Stamp Tax of 1765?
By rioting.
What were Navigation Acts?
They ensured only British goods were imported into America.
Through what years were there Navigation Acts?
Through the 1760s.
