What Was The Causes Of The American Revolution
Amber Horton
Mr. Letourneau
US History (A4)
9 October 2014
Causes of the American Revolution
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Ben Franklin once said. This quote relates with the causes of the American Revolution. The quote relates to the causes of the American Revolution because Ben Franklin was referring that we either all stand together or as a country all stand as nobody. Throughout the American Revolution; political, social, and intellectual transformations changed the daily lives of the colonist. The American Revolution was the foundation for the United States.
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770. Nobody knows the “real” story behind the Boston Massacre or who the instigator was at the time. Things read off the internet or in books by people are more than likely based on perception. There was abnormal tension between the colonist and the red coats. The tension resulted in an armed battle that led to five dead colonist known as the Boston Massacre. The event was named the Boston Massacre due to propaganda. Countless people believed that thousands of colonist had been severely injured or killed which is where the event name originated. …show more content…
Shortly after the war in 1764, numerous acts had been passed to tax the colonist on paper and sugars. Great Britain was in a huge amount of debt due to the previous war, which led to the reason on why the country had taxed all the colonies. The taxing continued all the way until 1763, when the colonist could not take it anymore. The tea act began in 1763. Colonist were not happy about this whatsoever. Due to the colonist unhappiness, they decided to dump gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor known as the Boston Tea Party. Everyone was stunned. Although, one benefit from the Boston Tea Party was that it made the Harbor smell pleasant for the time
Mr. Letourneau
US History (A4)
9 October 2014
Causes of the American Revolution
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Ben Franklin once said. This quote relates with the causes of the American Revolution. The quote relates to the causes of the American Revolution because Ben Franklin was referring that we either all stand together or as a country all stand as nobody. Throughout the American Revolution; political, social, and intellectual transformations changed the daily lives of the colonist. The American Revolution was the foundation for the United States.
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770. Nobody knows the “real” story behind the Boston Massacre or who the instigator was at the time. Things read off the internet or in books by people are more than likely based on perception. There was abnormal tension between the colonist and the red coats. The tension resulted in an armed battle that led to five dead colonist known as the Boston Massacre. The event was named the Boston Massacre due to propaganda. Countless people believed that thousands of colonist had been severely injured or killed which is where the event name originated. …show more content…
Shortly after the war in 1764, numerous acts had been passed to tax the colonist on paper and sugars. Great Britain was in a huge amount of debt due to the previous war, which led to the reason on why the country had taxed all the colonies. The taxing continued all the way until 1763, when the colonist could not take it anymore. The tea act began in 1763. Colonist were not happy about this whatsoever. Due to the colonist unhappiness, they decided to dump gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor known as the Boston Tea Party. Everyone was stunned. Although, one benefit from the Boston Tea Party was that it made the Harbor smell pleasant for the time