Cause of the Revolution Flow Chart

Year 1754 Event French and Indian War Description -late 1750s to early 1760s -struggle of French & Indians and British & colonists -began with the struggle of control of lands of the Ohio Valley and present day Canada -A safeguard made for the colonists implemented by the British -the British wanted to prevent a 2nd Pontiacs Rebellion Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) -British began to unify the colonists with things like the Albany Congress -colonists were met with more control from the British as troops came in to fight -began to despise the snobbish English -felt as if they were being denied their birth right and because of this, ignored the proclamation and moved westward -colonists began to explore Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) -England had huge debt as a result of the war - Began to instate things like the Townshend duty to try to raise funds -increased colonial empire in North America -English tried to help the colonists, but in turn, were defied by them, worsened image of the colonists -British were still arrogant from their recent win and thus wanted to shush any dissenters -Greenville viewed these taxes and acts as just since G.B. was in debt because of the colonists -in response to these protests, G.B. passed the Decl. Act -G.B. economy hurt from the boycott How it led to the American Revolution. -British officers looked down on American officers leading to tension and feelings of contempt to one another which would lead the American Revolution -Colonial refusal to pay for the war lead to more duties and taxes and thus more resentment -the colonists purposeful defiance of this Proclamation fed the rebellious spirit that would lead to the Declaration of Independence -the American spirit to new horizons and endless possibilities would lead to the revolution -since all of the colonists viewed these acts as intolerable, it gave another avenue for unity - the boycott forced the colonists to unite and become self-reliant

1763

Proclamation of 1763

1764

Sugar Act

-passed by Prime Minister George Grenville -accompanied by enforcement of Nav. Laws and the intro. of the Quartering Act -increased duty on imported sugar from the West Indies

-colonists were infuriated and had a boycott on British imported goods -Protests were held throughout the colonies to oppose these acts

Year 1765

Event Stamp Act

Description -tax on all official documents, papers, and stamps -accompanied by Nav. Laws, Quartering Act, Sugar Act -passed by George Grenville -passed by George Grenville -required colonies to give food and shelter to any given British troop -accompanied by Nav. Laws, Sugar Act -British repealed the Stamp tax in response to the nonimportation agreements, but passed this law to show that the crown was still the binding gov. of the colonies.

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) -colonists held the Stamp Congress which lead to the list of 27 grievances to the king -had boycotts, protests, non-importation agreements -depended on one another for once imported goods -colonists felt resentment towards the increased presence of the British troops -colonists began to question why the troops were there in the first place since the French already left -colonists felt grateful to Mother England -Erected a statute of George III in response to this -colonists WANTED to have the crown as their sovereign

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) -damaged British economy especially with the nonimportation agreements -in response to the Stamp Congress, the British repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Dec. Act -protests and riots were ignored by the British. Esp. Greenville who thought these protests were absurdities. -increased British presence in the colonies

How it led to the American Revolution. -the colonies shared these grievances giving them a sense of unity -the boycotts and non-imp. Agreements forced the colonists to work with one another.

1765

Quartering Act

-Riots and Protests gave yet another avenue for colonial unity and colonial hatred of the British which would lead to the American Revolution

1766

Declaratory Act

-British drew a line and said that the colonies were not independent of the British but were a part of them -British continued to look down on them

-soon after more grievances were aired, the colonists resented this act as they saw that the British did not see them as equals.

Year 1770

Event Townshend Duties

Description -passed by Champagne Charley -light tax on paper, lead, paint, and tea -used to pay for royal employees in the colonies -crowd of colonists and British troops were caught in an altercation and the British nervously responded and shot -11 citizens killed/wounded -part of the Townshend Acts -duty on imported tea which colonists drank twice a day

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) -colonists once again put in place non-importation agreements -Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party-> political movement against these acts -colonists were still angry over the death of an 11 yr old boy a week earlier, this only proved the British evil and hatred of colonists -pushed resentment -reacted with riots and protests and nonimportation agreements -especialy prevalent in the Sons of Libertys Boston Tea Party

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) -British economy suffered -Colonial opposition demanded the need for more troops

How it led to the American Revolution. -Another instance where the colonies refused to obey the orders of the British -helped bring the colonies together, especially after the Boston Massacre

1770

Boston Massacre

-Armed altercations with its own people, increased British resentment towards colonists -non-imp. Agree. Still hurt the British economy

-colonists used this opportunity to pain the British as monsters, esp. Paul Revere -colonial hatred increased

1770

Tea Act

-English felt these taxes -unified action to defy the were just, but instead British would eventually lead were met with to the American Revolution opposition and more riots and protests -economy was hurt

1773

Boston Tea Party

Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians; throw chests of tea into the sea to ensure that colonists do not fall for the cheap prices of the British; protests tax on teas

-Fed the colonists rebellious spirit -charters of some colonies, especially Massachusetts Bay taken away

-Harmed British view of Americans -soldiers that killed the colonists now had to stand trial -economic harm from lack of trade with the colonies.

-rallied the colonists against a single enemy, Mother England -actively defies British rule -creates a basis of hatred for the colonists to join together

Year 1774

Event Coercive/ Intolerable Acts

Description

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) -acts specifically -since it was accompanied designed to punish by the Quebec Act, it was Massachusetts like a slap in the face to (especially Boston) the colonists, rallying up -included Boston Port their spirits to fight and Act and British unite Quartering Act -Colonists were forced to -placed restrictions pay heavier duties or to on colonies become 100% self sufficient consultative body more of a convention -met to find ways to solve colonial issues/grievances -12/13 colonies attended besides Georgia -created the Association which demanded 100% boycott against British goods -colonies had to begin manufacturing to compensate for the loss of Britis h goods -lead to cult mentality punishing any dissenters of the association -300 causualties -colonial success -first step towards independence for the colonists -rallied up their fighting spirit

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) -gave more authority to England and extended their authority into Canada -now called Americans Massacre of American Liberty (fed the British snobbish attitude of authority) -colonial boycott of British goods lead to economic loss of the British -Redcoats retaliated by attacking Boston in the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

How it led to the American Revolution. -put all colonies to one common enemy, the Brits -offended the colonists by infringing on home-rule -lead to the 1st Continental Congress -restricted colonists, fed rebellion

1774

First Continental Congress

-unified attempt at resistance -grievances are put out in the air -> anger rose -colonies became more independent as they became self-sufficient -John Adams helped rally colonists to agree to the Dec. of Rights. -start of American Revolution -beginning of independence for the colonies -British now knew they had a full scale revolution .

1775

Battles of Lexington and Concord

- British sent troops to Lexington and Concord to seize colonial slaves and get rid of rebel leaders (namely John Hancock and Sam Adams)

-British retreat to Boston -British had to fund another war with its own people -harm to economy of Britain and social degradation of colonists

Year 1775

Event Second Continental Congress

Description

Effect on Colonies (Economic, Political, Social) -all thirteen states -political move of attended selecting George -no movement Washington helped towards appease the Virginians. independence, only to -needed to raise money to continue fighting so fight the British that the King and Parliament would consider addressing their grievances -Common Sense was published by Thomas Paine -raised ideas of separation of America and England -painted the English king as root of colonial problems -drafted by Thomas Jefferson -officially separated colonies and Britain -stated the protection of natural rights and the rights of Englishmen -Enlightenment ideas -colonists began to think about the concept of separation -fueled colonist anger towards British -sparked ideas of American independence and the omnipotence of America -colonies began to persecute the loyalists as a separation appeared between the two factions -confiscation of Loyalist land followd -outburst of Patriotic spirit

Effect on England (Economic, Political, Social) -given the option to fight or appease the colonists and chose to fight -economic harm form lack of trade and need of funding for not only this war but also with the war w/ the Ireland back home -raised issues with the Americans as they sought to pull away -American resistance remained strong and their non-importation agreements stayed, harming the British economy -Britain had a fullblown revolution to fight off -needed to fund the war which increased debt -saw the colonists as heathens and tried to foil their plans of independence (risked economy)

How it led to the American Revolution. -eventually moved towards independence by Sam Adams -Unified the colonists

1776

Publication of Common Sense

-a year later, based off of the ideas of this pamphlet, the Americans began to embrace this idea and drafted the declaration of independence -widespread info. Of opposition helped unite colonists

1776

Declaration of Independence

-helped unite the colonial effort -created a sense of patriotism and a sense of unity against Britain and loyalists -this is when America was basically born