Causes of the American Revolution & American Revolution Already Passed

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Causes of the American Revolution & American Revolution Already Passed What were the causes of the American Revolution? Proclamation of 1763, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, Mercantilism, Lack of Repr... esentation in Parliament, and British economic polocies following the French & Indian War. Intolerable Acts In response to Boston Tea Party, 4 acts passed in 1774, Port of Boston closed, reduced power of assemblies in colonies, permitted royal officers to be tried elsewhere, provided for quartering of troop's in barns and empty houses. Mercantilism an economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought John Adams A Massachusetts attorney & politician who was a strong believer in colonial independence. He argued against the Stamp Act and was involved in various patriot groups. As a delegate from Massachusetts, he urged the Second Continental Congress to declare independence. He helped draft and pass the Declaration of Independence. Adams later served as the second President of the United States. Samuel Adams Samuel Adams played a key role in the defense of colonial rights. He had been a leader of the Sons of Liberty and suggested the formation of the Committees of Correspondence. Adams was crucial in spreading the principle of colonial rights throughout New England and is credited with provoking the Boston Tea Party.. Benjamin Franklin American patriot, writer, printer, and inventor. During the Revolutionary War he persuaded the French to help the colonists. Crispus Attucks The African-Native American man who was the first man to die in the Boston Massacre, also considered the first death in the Revolutionary War King George III He was the king of England from 1760 to 1 [Show More]

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