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The French and Indian War

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Q: What event caused the British government to look to the colonists for increased funds?
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Which act by the British government caused the American colonists to write the Declaration of Independence and separate from Great Britain?

requirement that the colonists pay taxes on British goods


Which action caused many American colonists to support independence from the british empire?

Great Britain increased taxes on many items in the colonies.


What caused the colonists to retreat from Breed's Hill?

The colonists ran out of ammunition and the British made it over the Earthworks. Therefore, the colonists had to retreat.


What caused American resentment of British rule that increased after 1763?

Excessive taxes as well as a lack of representation in government


What caused people to expect the British to defeat the colonists at sea?

britians allies


What caused the colonists to boycott british goods?

the taxes were raised each year


Why did colonists object to the new british taxes?

The British Parliament were imposing very high taxes on all products that were being shipped to the colonies. The colonists had no way to voice their objections within the British government because there was no one to represent them. This caused the colonists to increase their desire to gain their independence.


The Revolution was not caused so much by the acts of the British government as by their attitudes?

The British government chose to treat the colonists as inferiors, or in a way resembling treatment of a conquered people. Their appeals for parliamentary representation were ignored. and Parliament created bills that for the most part were retaliatory.


What war's expenses caused the British to begin taxing the colonists?

The French and Indian War.


How did the stamp act effect Great Britain?

the stamp act gave brittan rights to tax colonists


Causes of public debts?

majorly caused by increased government spending


What series of event linked the Boston massacre and the Boston tea party?

The British taxes on goods created hard feelings between the British and colonists. British soldiers panicked during a protest and caused the Boston Massacre. The British repealed all taxes except the one on tea in an effort to prove to the colonists that they had the power to tax the colonies. The colonists protested and caused the Boston Tea Party.