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=Revolutionary War Causes and Effects=

**REVOLUTIONARY WAR:****Birth Of A Nation**



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 Frenchmen. The French believed that the American colonies were just colonies, to be used and exploited in whatever way best suited France. These two conflicting views made war inevitable. You can click on each of the events to learn more. [|Overview of Causes] [|Economic Causes of the War]
 * [|1754- French and Indian War] || [|1767- Colonist Respond With Boycott] ||
 * [|1764- British Impose New Taxes] || Â [|1768- British Troops Land in Boston] ||
 * [|1765 Quartering Act] || [|1770- Boston Massacre] ||
 * [|1765- Stamp Tax Passed] || [|1770 Townshend Act Repealed] ||
 * [|1765- Sons of Liberty Formed] || [|1772- Cutter Gaspee Burned] ||
 * [|1765 Stamp Act Congress] || [|1773- Boston Tea Party] ||
 * [|1766- Stamp Tax Repealed] || [|1774 Coercive Acts Imposed] ||
 * [|1767- Townshend Acts Imposed] || [|1774- First Continental Congress Meets] ||

//**This site was created by Professor John Parker of the University of Oklahoma, 2012.**//