Causes of the Revoultionary War

1. Information from http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/ushistory/causesrevwar.htm http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev.html

2. Indepence

2.1. The colonists were an independant people who did not want to be controlled by Great Britian.

3. High Taxes

3.1. The Brittish raised the taxes on the colonists due to war debts from the French-Indian war.

4. "Taxation without Representation"

4.1. Colonists thought that they should have a say in who is chosen for Brittish parliment. They also thought colonists should be aloud on Parliment.

5. Boston Tea Party

5.1. A group of colonist dressed like indians threw a shipment of Brittish tea into the Boston Harbor to protes the high taxation on goods.

6. Boston Massacre

6.1. A mob of colonists started a riot and Brittish soldiers killed seven colonists. A few more were wounded.

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