Matching Pairs Causes of the American Rev.Online version Looking at the reasons why the Colonies go to war with Britain by Robert Smith 1 2nd Continental Congress 2 Stamp Act 3 Slogan used by the colonists protest Taxes 4 Proclamation of 1763 5 Olive Branch Petition 6 Sugar Act 7 Boston Tea Party 8 1st Continental Congress 9 Tea Act 10 Intolerable Act 11 Boston Massacre No Taxation without representation Sons of liberty in response to the Tea Act dump tons of British tea into the sea at Boston Last chance at Peace with England. Sent from the Second Con. Congress 5 Innocent colony people are killed in an incident involving British soldiers. Crispus Attucks is the first killed. Tax on Molasses; Colonies begin to Boycott Stated no one was allowed to move out past the Appalachian Mountains. Angered the Colonists Sent the Olive Branch Created the Continental Army Selected George Washington to lead the Army Wrote the Declaration of Ind. Lowering the the cost of British tea in order to collect taxes on it from Colonial citizens British response to the Boston tea party. It closed the port of Boston and reinstated the Quartering Act. Tax on paper products. Colonists hold the stamp act congress to discuss how to best deal with this tax. 12 of the 13 Colonies met for the first time to discuss what to do in Response to British Taxes
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