Causes of The American War of Independence

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Causes of The American War of Independence
  1. Seven Years' War 1763
    1. Proclamation Act
      1. Irritation of Colonialists as they are not allowed to expand west
      2. Huge Debt for the British
        1. British want Colonialists to help pay it off
          1. Irritation of Colonialists because they don't want to pay
      3. Grenville's Acts
        1. Stamp Act
          1. All printed documents had a stamp
            1. Stamped documents more expensive
              1. Colonialists angry
                1. Stamp distributors attacked
                  1. They Stepped Down
                  2. Boycott of British Goods
                    1. Money lost in Britain
                      1. Declaratory Act/Stamp Act Repeal
                    2. Stamp Act Congress
                      1. Petition saying in a nutshell: No Taxation without Representation
              2. Sugar Act
                1. More Resentment
                  1. More Smuggling
                  2. Quartering Act
                    1. More Resentment
                  3. Townshend Duties
                    1. Resentment
                      1. All 13 Colonies protest
                        1. Boycott of British Goods
                          1. London dissolved colonial assemblies
                            1. Mobs
                            2. Press Campains
                              1. Troops Sent to Boston
                                1. The Boston Massacre
                                  1. Funeral of Dead boy turned into political demonstration
                                    1. British Soldiers attacked at night
                                      1. "The shot heard around the world"
                                        1. 5 people dead
                                          1. Much Propganda
                                            1. The Repeal of the Townshend Duties
                                              1. The Tea Act
                                                1. Boycott of Tea
                                                  1. The Boston Tea Party
                                                    1. 3 ships full of tea trapped in the harbour
                                                      1. 60 Sons of Liberty emptied 342 chest of tea into harbour worth £10000
                                                2. Very angry americans
                                                  1. 6 soldiers acquitted
                                    2. Coercive Acts
                                      1. Stronger resistance
                                        1. More British Soldiers
                                          1. Pressure in colonies
                                            1. The First Continental Congress
                                              1. First United Boycott of Goods
                                                1. George III Refuses to repeal Coercive Acts
                                                  1. Gage Demands 17000 extra troops
                                                    1. Colonies continued to raise arms and militia
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