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Name: AP US History: Causes of

1. Seven Years War (1763) 2. (1765) 3. Colonial Resistance 4. (1766)

Ended the era of “salutary neglect” as the Taxed legal documents and papers. Colonists were angry over “taxation Parliament repeals the Stamp Act but British began to enforce the Navigation without representation.” Colonists declares that America will pay all future Acts and have a great presence in organized boycotts and some even taxes. colonial society and politics. Britain also harassed tax collectors ( began to use “writs of assistance” or organized commoners to do much of the blanket search warrants to look for protesting and organizing). smuggled goods.

5. Townshend Taxes (1767) 6. Colonial Resistance 7. (1770) 8. Committees of Correspondence (1772)

Taxes passed on glass, paper, paint and Colonists were upset, particularly about Colonists and British troops clashed in Groups in each colony formed to tea. The taxes were built into the cost of the Tea Tax, but resistance was weaker as the streets of Boston. British troops fired exchange propaganda and oppose goods. Part of money would be used to Americans simply smuggled in cheaper into a crowd and killed or wounded 11. British policy. They were important for pay royal governors and judges. goods. John Dickinson publishes “Letters Only 2 of the 9 soldiers involved were unifying resistance. from a Farmer” arguing the punished. taxes were unconstitutional.

9. (1773) 10. (1773) 11. (1774) 12. First (1774)

Parliament passes the act to give a Colonists dressed like Indians board three Parliament moves to punish the colonists In reaction to the Intolerable Acts, 55 monopoly on the tea trade to the British tea ships in and destroy for the Tea Party passing a series of new colonial representatives meet to organize . Even though prices thousands of pounds of tea. laws: a) – closed Boston resistance (G. Washington, J. Adams, S. for tea went down, colonists resisted they Harbor until the money was repaid, b) Adams). Created “The Association” still had to pay the tea tax. Government Act – all which was a total boycott of British goods. officials would be appointed by the British/restrictions on town meetings in Boston c) Administration of Justice Act – allowed British officials accused of murder to be put on trial in Britain d) Quartering Act – colonists could be required to house soldiers if the governor ordered it

13. Lexington and Concord (1775) 14. Second Continental Congress (1775)

The British military learned of colonial Drafted appeals to Britain to work on weapons stockpiles and went to gather peace while at the same time raising the supplies and arrest colonial money to fund a military under the troublemakers. The British met resistance leadership of . at Lexington and were forced to retreat after fighting at Concord.

Revolutionary War (1775-1783) American Strengths: military leadership, diplomatic leadership, French help, motivation

American Weaknesses: disorganized military, no real central government, money, supplies, colonial divisions

British Strengths: population, professional army, mercenaries, Loyalists, Native Americans

British Weaknesses: political divisions, military leadership, distance to America, size of America