What Caused The American Revolution Dbq
The American Revolution was a widespread coming together of angry colonists against England. Beginning in the late 1700s, after the French and Indian War, colonists started getting fed up with what they thought of as cruel treatment. What really fueled their rage was the unfair taxation. The French and Indian War ended with Britain in serious dept. Britain decided that it was about time for the colonists to pay for their war costs. So, they passed a series of laws imposing taxes on the colonists. The last part of the Navigation Acts, the Molasses Act, was enacted very soon after the war ended. The Molasses Act demanded a 6 pence tax from the colonists for every gallon of molasses. This act angered the colonist to no end because it restricted trade and hurt the rum industry (of which molasses was a bit
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Among other things, a tax was put on paper, paint, lead, glass and tea. Colonists, especially in the Northern Colonies where these supplies were used often were upset. They were sick of the British taking their hard earned money. The last straw was the Tea Act of 1773. A tax would still be applied to the tea, but overall the tea would be cheaper because it would be bought directly from the supplier. Despite the cost decrease, merchants were angry because they would be put out of business by the British East India Company. This lead to all colonists becoming bitter about “taxation without representation”. The events that followed were a direct effect of taxes and were the start of the American Revolution. As it is shown by the aftermath of the taxation, the taxes forced on the colonists created friction between Britain and their colonies. Certain events like the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre stemmed from taxes and prompted the Revolutionary War. To conclude, the biggest cause of the American Revolution was colonial taxation from the
Among other things, a tax was put on paper, paint, lead, glass and tea. Colonists, especially in the Northern Colonies where these supplies were used often were upset. They were sick of the British taking their hard earned money. The last straw was the Tea Act of 1773. A tax would still be applied to the tea, but overall the tea would be cheaper because it would be bought directly from the supplier. Despite the cost decrease, merchants were angry because they would be put out of business by the British East India Company. This lead to all colonists becoming bitter about “taxation without representation”. The events that followed were a direct effect of taxes and were the start of the American Revolution. As it is shown by the aftermath of the taxation, the taxes forced on the colonists created friction between Britain and their colonies. Certain events like the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre stemmed from taxes and prompted the Revolutionary War. To conclude, the biggest cause of the American Revolution was colonial taxation from the