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 Boston Massacre 2 Olive Branch Petition 3 Boston Tea Party 4 Sugar Act 5 2nd Continental Congress 6 Slogan used by the colonists protest Taxes 7 1st Continental Congress 8 Tea Act 9 Proclamation of 1763 10 Stamp Act 11 Intolerable Act Sons of liberty in response to the Tea Act dump tons of British tea into the sea at Boston British response to the Boston tea party. It closed the port of Boston and reinstated the Quartering Act. 12 of the 13 Colonies met for the first time to discuss what to do in Response to British Taxes Stated no one was allowed to move out past the Appalachian Mountains. Angered the Colonists No Taxation without representation 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. 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. 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.
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