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It was not any one event but a series of events that led to the Revolutionary War
Causes of the Revolutionary War
The following events represent the major events along the way to war. There is no one event that singularly led to the Revolution. The Americans believed that they were entitled to the full democratic rights of Englishmen. The British believed that the American colonies were just colonies, to be used and exploited in whatever way best suited Great Britain. These two conflicting views made war inevitable.
overview of the causes
1754
Lexington and Concord
It was the arguably the consequences of the French and Indian War that began the series of events leading to war
1764
Americans Capture Ticonderoga
The British thought the Colonist should help pay for their own defense
1765
Bunker Hill
One of the actions that most angered the Americans, The idea of being force to open your homes to soldiers
1765
British Reaction
Paying for everything you do was what the British tried to do with this tax that was hated
1765
Attack on Canada
The Britisih Actioins convinced some Colonist that they needed to take action in Defense of Liberty
1765
US Navy Created
The first time members of different Colonies organized as one group on any topic
1766
Common Sense Published
The British realized that they had gone to far and repealed the stamp tax but it was too latte
1776
Declaration of Independenct
The colonist responded to the British actions with a boycott against British goods hoping that would convinve the British
1770
Battle of Valcour Bay
It was only a matter of time before things would get out of control
1770
Retreat Through NJ
The britisn knew things were getting out of hand, but it was too little too late
1772
Battle of Trenton
The Colonist took matters into their own hands when they burned a reveue cutter
1773
Battle of Princeton
One of the most famous acts in early Ameican history the colonist made clear they were not going to be subdueds
1774
British Recapture Ft Ticonderoga
The British responded to the colonists actions by imposing the Coercive acts
1774
Battle of Brandywine
Once the First Continental Congress met it was clear the colonist were heading down a path that there was no turning back
Battle of Germantown
While the causes of the war are complex here we look at some of the economic causes of the war
1765
Battle of Orinsky
The first time members of different Colonies organized as one group on any topic
1777
Massacre of Jane McCrea
The British realized that they had gone to far and repealed the stamp tax but it was too latte
1776
Battle of Saratoga
The colonist responded to the British actions with a boycott against British goods hoping that would convinve the British
1770
Treaty of Amity With France
It was only a matter of time before things would get out of control
1770
Battle of Monmouth
The britisn knew things were getting out of hand, but it was too little too late
1772
Settlers Killed at Wyoming
The Colonist took matters into their own hands when they burned a reveue cutter
1773
Americans Capture Stone Point
One of the most famous acts in early Ameican history the colonist made clear they were not going to be subdueds
1774
John Paul Jones and the Bon Homme Richard
The British responded to the colonists actions by imposing the Coercive acts
Battle of Camden
While the causes of the war are complex here we look at some of the economic causes of the war
1776
Arnold a Traitor
The colonist responded to the British actions with a boycott against British goods hoping that would convinve the British
1770
Battle of Cowpens
It was only a matter of time before things would get out of control
1770
Battle of Guilford Courhouse
The britisn knew things were getting out of hand, but it was too little too late
1781
Battle of Hobkirk's Hill
The Colonist took matters into their own hands when they burned a reveue cutter
1773
Battle of Eutaw Springs
One of the most famous acts in early Ameican history the colonist made clear they were not going to be subdueds
1774
Articles of Confederation Ratified
The British responded to the colonists actions by imposing the Coercive acts
Treaty of Paris
While the causes of the war are complex here we look at some of the economic causes of the war