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Social Studies
American Revolutionary War Cause & Effect Book
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| French and English wanted natural resources and land west of the Appalachian Mountains | French and Indian War 1754 to 1762 |
| Once England won, Colonist wanted to settle on that land. The Native Americans didn't want colonists on their land. | English Parliament passed a law that said that colonist couldn't settle on that land. Colonist were very angry. |
| English Parliament believed that colonist should help pay for the war. | The English taxed the colonists. |
| British soldiers needed boarding (housing) and food | English Parliament pass the Quartering Act which made it a law that colonists had to house the soldiers. Colonist were very angry. |
| England still needed more money, so they passed two new laws. 1. The Sugar Act 2. The Stamp Act | Sugar Act- Colonists had to pay a tax on Molasses. Stamp Act- Colonists had to pay for a special stamp for all official documents and newspapers |
| Colonist were mad about the Stamp Act | Colonists protested, burned piles of stamps in the streets and boycotted (refused to buy)stamps. |
| England's leaders stilled wanted to tax the colonists to pay for English troops living in the colonies. Colonist protested. | 1767 - Parliament passed the Townshend Act which taxed goods such as paper, cloth, glass, lead and tea. Parliament repeals (took back) the Townshend Acts but kept the tax on tea. |
| Colonists were angry about the tax on tea. | Colonists dumped tea off of a shop to protest. This event is called the Boston Tea Party. |
| Parliament was VERY angry about the Boston Tea Party. They made even more laws to punish the colonists. | The colonists called these laws the Intolerable Acts. They couldn't have a town meeting and the Port of Boston was closed. Many colonist lost their jobs and went hungry. |
| Colonists were angry about all the laws and taxes when they had no say in making of the laws (No taxation without representation) They were sick ) | Boston Massacre March 1770 |
| Colonists unhappy about taxation without representation in Parliament. | They formed the First Continental Congress in 1774 as a way to discuss their grievances (complaints)with England. |
| Colonists pleas (calls for help) were ignored by Parliament and King George III | Colonists form the Second Continental Congress in 1775 and authorized (ok'd) a Continental Army. |
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