Causes of the American Revolution

This war left the British is a great amount of debt. Taxing the colonies would be a way to payoff this debt.

The Sons of Liberty dumping 92,000 pounds of tea into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773.

This act forced colonists to allow British soldiers to live in their homes.

Tax on molasses and sugar. Also included a tax on imported items such as wine and coffee.

This act placed a tax on all paper goods.

These acts were designed to punish Boston for the Boston Tea Party.

Tax on imports of glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper. Also gave the British officials the right to conduct searches.

What were the Coercive Acts called patriots in the colonies?

This tax on a popular beverage remained as a sign that the British had the right to tax the colonies.

The killing of 5 Americans at the hands British soldiers in Boston on March 5, 1770