What were the political causes of the revolutionary War?

Answer 1

The British were resentful of the amount of exports the colonies were sending to other European countries and believed they were entitled to this profit, as the mother country. They initially sought to restrict trade from the colonies to Europe, but smuggling made this hard to enforce. When they attempted to levy taxes on the colonies, this too was protested. As a result, Parliament launched a series of Intolerable Acts that were aimed at subjugating the colonists. The colonists pleas for representation was ignored, paving the way for revolution.

Answer 2

1. The Colonial wars for Empire, in the 1600-1700s, ending with the French and

Indian War (Seven Years War) 1763.

2. The British Policy of Salutary Neglect--failure to enforce the Navigation Laws.

3. The slow but steady erosion of British control over the American Colonies.

4. Pontiac's Rebellion and the Proclamation of 1763.

5. The Sugar Act of 1764

6. The Stamp Act of 1765 and the Stamp Act Congress in the colonies.

7. Colonial virtual representation versus actual representation in Parliament.

8. The Boston Massacre, 1770.

9. The Gaspee Affair, 1772

10. The Tea Act of 1773 and the Boston Tea Party.

11. The Intolerable (Coercive) Acts, 1774.

12. Meeting of the Continental Congress in 1774.

13. The Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Answer 3

The French and Indian War!

Answer 4

Slavery.