Relacionar Columnas Causes of the American Rev.Versión en línea Looking at the reasons why the Colonies go to war with Britain por Robert Smith 1 Sugar Act 2 1st Continental Congress 3 Boston Tea Party 4 Proclamation of 1763 5 Stamp Act 6 Olive Branch Petition 7 Boston Massacre 8 Intolerable Act 9 2nd Continental Congress 10 Tea Act 11 Slogan used by the colonists protest Taxes Sent the Olive Branch Created the Continental Army Selected George Washington to lead the Army Wrote the Declaration of Ind. 12 of the 13 Colonies met for the first time to discuss what to do in Response to British Taxes Tax on Molasses; Colonies begin to Boycott British response to the Boston tea party. It closed the port of Boston and reinstated the Quartering Act. Tax on paper products. Colonists hold the stamp act congress to discuss how to best deal with this tax. Last chance at Peace with England. Sent from the Second Con. Congress No Taxation without representation Sons of liberty in response to the Tea Act dump tons of British tea into the sea at Boston 5 Innocent colony people are killed in an incident involving British soldiers. Crispus Attucks is the first killed. Lowering the the cost of British tea in order to collect taxes on it from Colonial citizens Stated no one was allowed to move out past the Appalachian Mountains. Angered the Colonists