THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The colonists were upset because Great Britain imposed taxes on the colonists to pay for the French and Indian War
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The colonists were upset because Parliament passed legislation to end the importation of slaves into the American colonies
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The colonists were upset because of King George’s decision to keep the Backcountry region closed to new settlement to prevent conflicts with the Native Americans
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The colonists were upset because Great Britain had supported an armed uprising of the Cherokee and Catawba Indians against colonial settlements along the frontier
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Detailed explanation-1: -The issues of taxation and representation raised by the Stamp Act strained relations with the colonies to the point that, 10 years later, the colonists rose in armed rebellion against the British.
Detailed explanation-2: -Britain’s debt from the French and Indian War led it to try to consolidate control over its colonies and raise revenue through direct taxation (e.g., Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act, and Intolerable Acts), generating tensions between Great Britain and its North American colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Taxation Acts, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts were the four main causes that lead to the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-4: -The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The war provided Great Britain enormous territorial gains in North America, but disputes over subsequent frontier policy and paying the war’s expenses led to colonial discontent, and ultimately to the American Revolution.
Detailed explanation-5: -After the French and Indian War, tension between Britain and the colonies grew due to increased taxation of the colonists because of the war. Explanation: The French and Indian War (1754-1763) was the part of the Seven Years War developed in North America.