Causes of the American Revolution Salutary Neglect Policy

Salutary Neglect Policy the British used with the colonists basically ignoring them Colonists became

The British were in massive financial debt due to the French and Indian

Sugar Act (1764) – tax on molasses in the colonies Stamp Act (1765)

“No taxation without representation” Very popular phrase used during the colonial period simply meaning

Only 5 people were killed, 9 were injured The British soldiers were found

The Boston Tea Party December 1773 Colonists dressed as Indians ran aboard British ships

Intolerable Acts 1774 Shortly after the tea party the British responded by enforcing the

First Continental Congress Met in 1774 in Philadelphia to discuss the Coercive Acts and

Vocabulary Patriots/Whigs - Colonists for Independence Loyalists/Tories – Colonists loyal to the King

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Causes of the American Revolution

Salutary Neglect Policy the British used with the colonists basically ignoring them Colonists became economically more independent and more self-governed Mercantilism – The British state that the colonies are there only to provide the homeland with raw materials and economic benefits

The British were in massive financial debt due to the French and Indian War. They decided to tax the colonists and people of England in order to gain revenue This outraged the colonists

Sugar Act (1764) – tax on molasses in the colonies Stamp Act (1765) – Taxes on printed materials (paper, cards, dice, taxes, wills) Quartering Acts (1765 and 1774) – Forced colonists to allow British soldiers a place to stay in their homes

“No taxation without representation” Very popular phrase used during the colonial period simply meaning that the colonists did not want to be taxed because they were not represented in the British Parliament back in England

The Boston Massacre March 5, 1770

Only 5 people were killed, 9 were injured The British soldiers were found not guilty

The Boston Tea Party December 1773 Colonists dressed as Indians ran aboard British ships that had recently landed in Boston Harbor Led by Samuel Adams colonists boarded five different ships and dumped the tea into the water showing their disapproval of the tax on tea.

Intolerable Acts 1774 Shortly after the tea party the British responded by enforcing the Coercive Acts or “Intolerable Acts” The acts punished Massachusetts by closing the port of Boston, forbidding town meetings, and reducing the powers of the legislature More British troops were also sent to the colony to enforce the acts

First Continental Congress Met in 1774 in Philadelphia to discuss the Coercive Acts and a solution 12/13 colonies sent delegates (no Georgia) The meeting was highly unsuccessful and the delegates wouldn’t come together again until the formation of the Second Continental Congress

Vocabulary Patriots/Whigs - Colonists for Independence Loyalists/Tories – Colonists loyal to the King