The Causes That Led to the Revolutionary War
The Causes That Led To the Revolutionary War
Trish Buhrman
ENG/101
July 22, 2012
Joseph Ippolito
The Causes That Led To the Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War began in 1775 between England and the American Colonies. The war ended in 1783 with the American Colonies gaining their independence from England. Even though it is a well-known event, the Boston Tea Party was only one cause of the Revolutionary War, there were many other events that led the two nations down the path that ended with the Revolutionary War. England began the path to war with the Proclamation Act of 1763 and continued to pass many other acts and laws that the colonists did not agree with and caused reactions that served to anger England. There were many causes that led to the Revolutionary War starting with the French and Indian War and ending with the First Continental Congress meeting.
The French and Indian War was fought by many countries including England. England and France were fighting to have more control of the land in “North America, the Caribbean, and in India” (ushistory.org, 2012, paragraph 1). After many years of war, England won the war but the financial cost exceeded their available funds. England’s deficit led to increased laws and taxes on the colonies. “It was that debt that caused the escalation of tensions leading to the Revolutionary War” (ushistory.org, 2012, The French and Indian War, paragraph 1).
The first law that England enacted on the colonies was the Proclamation Act of 1763. This law “in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion” (ushistory.org, 2012, Proclamation Act of 1763, paragraph 1). The King passed this law to ease the fears of the Indians. The Indians feared that the colonists were going to take over their land as they moved toward the west. The colonists, on the other hand, believed that the King only wanted them to stay “where they would be easier to regulate” (ushistory.org, 2012, Proclamation Act of 1763,
Trish Buhrman
ENG/101
July 22, 2012
Joseph Ippolito
The Causes That Led To the Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War began in 1775 between England and the American Colonies. The war ended in 1783 with the American Colonies gaining their independence from England. Even though it is a well-known event, the Boston Tea Party was only one cause of the Revolutionary War, there were many other events that led the two nations down the path that ended with the Revolutionary War. England began the path to war with the Proclamation Act of 1763 and continued to pass many other acts and laws that the colonists did not agree with and caused reactions that served to anger England. There were many causes that led to the Revolutionary War starting with the French and Indian War and ending with the First Continental Congress meeting.
The French and Indian War was fought by many countries including England. England and France were fighting to have more control of the land in “North America, the Caribbean, and in India” (ushistory.org, 2012, paragraph 1). After many years of war, England won the war but the financial cost exceeded their available funds. England’s deficit led to increased laws and taxes on the colonies. “It was that debt that caused the escalation of tensions leading to the Revolutionary War” (ushistory.org, 2012, The French and Indian War, paragraph 1).
The first law that England enacted on the colonies was the Proclamation Act of 1763. This law “in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion” (ushistory.org, 2012, Proclamation Act of 1763, paragraph 1). The King passed this law to ease the fears of the Indians. The Indians feared that the colonists were going to take over their land as they moved toward the west. The colonists, on the other hand, believed that the King only wanted them to stay “where they would be easier to regulate” (ushistory.org, 2012, Proclamation Act of 1763,
References: MultiEducator, Inc. (2000). Boston Massacre – 1770. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Massacre.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). Boston Tea Party 1773. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Tea.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). British Troops Land in Boston to Maintain Order – 1768. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/british.html. MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). Coercive Acts Imposed By British 1774. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Coercive.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). Colonist Burn Revenue Cutter Gaspee 1772 . Retrieved Tuesday June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Gaspee.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2000). Colonist Respond With Boycott 1767. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/boycott.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). First Continental Congress Meets 1774. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Cont.html. MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). Sons of Liberty Organized – 1765. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://historycentral.com/Revolt/sons.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). Stamp Tax Repealed – 1765. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/stamptaxrepealed.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). Townshend Acts Imposed on the Colonies 1767. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Townshend.html MultiEducator, Inc. (2011). Townshend Acts Repealed 1770. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/TownshendRepealed.html Ushistory.org. (2012). Proclamation of 1763. Declaration of Independence. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/proc63.htm. Ushistory.org. (2012). Stamp Act Congress – 1765. Declaration of Independence. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sac65.htm Ushistory.org. (2012). The French and Indian War. Declaration of Independence. Retrieved Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/frin.htm Tuesday, June 26, 2012 from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/quartering.htm. Ushistory.org June 26, 2012 from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/stampact.htm. Ushistory.org June 26, 2012 from http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/sugaract.htm.