7.3: Causes of the American Revolution

During the Boston Tea Party, 92,616 pounds of _____ were thrown in the Boston Harbor

Where did the first armed conflict between colonists and the British Army take place?

What are taxes?

What did the British government do in response to the Boston Tea Party?

To pay off their war debt, what things did the British put taxes on?

Next came the Intolerable Acts, which Britain used to declare its right to tax the American colonies and control them.

The French & Indian War was costly for England; which caused them to be in debt (owe money).

 Some colonists met to protest the Stamp Act. Others organized a ______ to continue organizing resistance.

The Second Continental Congress organized a Continental army, led by George Washington. What did this group do?

In response to the Intolerable Acts, the _____________ met in Philadelphia during the fall of 1774.

The colonists objected to being taxed because they did not have.....