What spark started the American Revolution of 1776?

Answer 1

The end of the French and Indian War hailed in a new era of tension between the colonists and the British. Due to a period of much-loved salutary neglect, the colonies had been left to govern themselves. Now that the British decided to rein the colonists in, their independent beliefs of self-autonomy kicked in.

Immediately after the war, Parliament had decided that in order to curb bloodshed and unnecessary conflict the adventurous, land-hungry colonists would have to stay put for a while. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the migration of any colonists into the land past the Appalachian Mountains, French and Indian territory. Needless to say, the colonists were quite indignant.

British national debt had sky-rocketed as a result of the European Wars and logic was that a war fought for the colonists should be paid -- at least in part -- by the colonists. And so the barrage of taxes came down.

It started with the Navigation Acts, formerly very laxly enforced. It prohibited the sale or trade of goods from foreign nations and required all products from the colonies to be transported using British merchant ships. Similarly, the Sugar Acts curbed colony trade with mainly the British. Smuggling started becoming a pasttime. The Quartering Act sought to remind the colonists of British supremacy by requiring them to provide room and board for British troops. Somewhere in the fray, a couple of British soldiers guarding a tax house in Boston gunned down a few protesting colonists--it came to be known as the Boston Massacre. Trying to assert more power and gain revenue, the Stamp Act was passed, requiring all legal documents to be printed on special stamped paper. When colonists vehemently opposed the act, Parliament threw their hands up in bewilderment -- British people had been paying duties similar to these for a while. The Stamp Act Congress was formed to rally for the immediate repeal of the Act. The cry was raised among the colonists; "no taxation without representation". British Parliament shot back with "virtual representation", claiming that the members of Parliament represented all British subjects, including those dwelling in the colonies. Slyly they permitted a British company to take a monopoly on tea to try and rein in revenue in a hopefully more palatable way. The colonists responded with the Boston Tea Party. An ungodly amount of crates containing tea leaves was tossed off of ships. In retaliation, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts which closed down the Boston Harbor until damages were repaid by the colonists and dragged the Massachussetts Bay colony directly under royal rule. Spitefully, the colonists named these acts and the addition of the offending Quebec Act as the Intolerable Acts.

Mid-1775, a skirmish broke outside of Boston at Bunker Hill between the colonists and the occupying British army. The Olive Branch Petition was sent to the King immediately after to try and repair connections but proved to be futile. later in 1775, the first shot of the Battles of Lexington and Concord broke out and officially began the War for American Independence, now widely known as "the shot heard around the world". In June of 1776, the Second Continental Congress finally agreed that it was time for independence. The Declaration of Independence was passed and ratified and the colonists named themselves the United States of America.

A shorter version:

The British colonies in lower North America became greatly dissatisfied with England over taxation and regulation that increased after the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The colonies were subject to the laws of George III and the British Parliament but were given no representation in these decisions. By the 1770's, with England overruling or abolishing the colonial legislatures, many in America began pressing for independence.

The actual fighting in the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) began on April 19, 1775, with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. The colonial militias (Minutemen) engaged British regulars who were out to confiscate weapons known to be in colonial hands. The Continental Congress began serving as the de facto government of the combined 13 colonies and established the Continental Army under the command of George Washington.

Answer 2

On top of many problems between the colonist and the British kingdom, the Stamp Act of 1765 caused many, but not all colonist, to demand independency from the mother land. Arguing they didn't have equal representation.

Answer 3

The frustration that had been building as result of

1. Stamp Act of 1765 Stamp Act - The British decree taxing all legal papers Issued in the colonies. The cause of the Stamp Act is that it was the first time British tried to tax paper, had to have a stamp in order tax. The effect of the Stamp act was that the colonist boycotted All paper goods.
2. Townshed Acts of 1765 Town shed Acts - taxes on glass , paint, oil, lead, paper, an tea. The cause of the townshed act was that they tricked them into paying Taxes so they could pay British officials. In the result of the Townshed Act was that they boycotted all goods From English.
3. Boston Massacre
   • Boston Massacre-incident against the British troops, they were firing into a mob.
   • The cause of the Boston Massacre was that the crowd was throwing snowballs at them an they were getting very upset.
   • The effect of the a Boston was that it showed the dangers of having British troops in the colonial towns,
4. Tea Act of 1773
   • Tea Act - This act helped the British East India Company by giving it control over the American tea trade
   • The cause of the communications among leaders in Massachutes towns.
   • The result of the tea act was that the colonist were angry because they still have to pay tax on the shippers an merchants were upset about new law because they still had to pay tax on there tea.
5. Boston Tea Party
   • The Boston Tea Party - a protest against British in which patriots
   • Of the east Indian company threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.
   • The cause of the Boston Tea Party was that the colonist were very upset an rioted,
   • The result in the Boston Tea Party was that the colonist broke an threw all the tea out over into the river.
6. Intolerable Acts
   • The Intolerable Acts - laws that enacted by Parliament in 1774 severely restricting the rights of Massachusetts colonists.
   • The cause of it was that the parliament passed harsh laws to punish the colonists .
   • The effect of the Intolerable Acts was that the merchants lost huge sums of there money an spoiled and destroyed goods that was shipped to the colonies, adding to that, the lack of colonial representation in Parliament, was enough for these liberty hungry Pilgrims draft the Declaration of Independence between June 11, and June 28, 1776. The rest, as they say, is history.

Answer 4

The American Revolutionary War's beginning was triggered by two brief but significant military conflicts on April 19, 1775. First was the Battle of Lexington, which occurred early in the morning of that day. The second trigger occurred a few hours later, just up the road from Lexington, with the Battle of Concord.

Answer 5

It was a combination of factors. One of the first events was the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775 and in May 1775 Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys surprised sleeping British troops at Ft. Ticonderoga, NY. They took 50 cannons that will be used later in Boston to hold off the British. In June 1775 Bunker Hill took place and the colonials from their perch menaced the British. The English troops launched a frontal attack on Bunker Hill with 3,000 men against 1500 colonial troops. When the gun powder gave out for the colonial troops they withdrew. Bunker Hill proved to the King that there was a war starting, and in Aug. 1775 he declared the colonies in rebellion. July 1776 the Declaration of Independence is issued and in Aug. of 1776 Congress passes it. General Howe enters NYC in July 1776 with 32,000 troops and a fleet of 400 warships. In Aug 1776 20,000 land on Long Island and the Battle of Long Island took place. The war was going in full force by this time. As you can see it was a combination of things that led to this point and war.

Answer 6

British settlers founded the USA. and 13 colonies lived there, but were ruled by the British colonies were upset with British taxes expecally on tea and wanted to become a country of their own,so they planned to dress up as natives and dump the tea bags in the harbor that were coming on a big ship coming from Britian.The colonies were victories and became a country of their own,then that started the Constitution.

Answer 7

The loss of citizens and money of England, due to the departure of its people to North America.

And that gun shot everyone heard.

Answer 8

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