Matching Pairs the Road to Independence VocabOnline version Review the long term causes and trigger cause that led to war against Britain. by Carolyn Rosenzweig 1 Taxes 2 Definition of Long Term Cause 3 Declaration of Independence 4 Patriots, Sons of Liberty, and Daughters of Liberty 5 the Battles of Lexington & Concord 6 the French & Indian War 7 Long term cause that led to anger with King George 8 Definition of Trigger Cause 9 Long term cause that led to tension between poor colonists and British soldiers Made war between colonists and Britain official Launched the war against Britain, the trigger cause of the war Colonists started it, then didn't want to pay for it Job competition Something that *immediately* leads to a much larger event Something that happened long ago or has been ongoing for a while The Proclamation Line, which made it illegal to settle in the Ohio River Valley Meant to pay for the French & Indian War, but colonists refused to pay them Wanted independence from Britain