Causes of the American Revolution

• 1The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed paper products in the colonies.
• 2Colonists believed in the principle of 'no taxation without representation.'
• 3The desire for independence grew as British policies became stricter.

1. 1763

   The French and Indian War ends, leaving Britain deep in debt

2. 1765

   Parliament taxes the colonies with the Stamp Act

3. 1767

   The Townshend Acts tax imported goods

4. 1773

   Colonists protest the Tea Act with the Boston Tea Party

1. 1774

   Parliament punishes Massachusetts with the Intolerable Acts