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 Sugar Act 2 2nd Continental Congress 3 Stamp Act 4 Boston Massacre 5 Tea Act 6 Boston Tea Party 7 1st Continental Congress 8 Intolerable Act 9 Olive Branch Petition 10 Proclamation of 1763 11 Slogan used by the colonists protest Taxes Stated no one was allowed to move out past the Appalachian Mountains. Angered the Colonists Tax on Molasses; Colonies begin to Boycott Sent the Olive Branch Created the Continental Army Selected George Washington to lead the Army Wrote the Declaration of Ind. Sons of liberty in response to the Tea Act dump tons of British tea into the sea at Boston Lowering the the cost of British tea in order to collect taxes on it from Colonial citizens 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 British response to the Boston tea party. It closed the port of Boston and reinstated the Quartering Act. 5 Innocent colony people are killed in an incident involving British soldiers. Crispus Attucks is the first killed. Last chance at Peace with England. Sent from the Second Con. Congress No Taxation without representation
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