The Main Causes Of The American Revolution

As Captain John Parker once said “Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon but if they mean to have war let it begin here.” At the Battle of Lexington and Concord. He said this because they were outnumbered by the Redcoats. The American revolution had many causes. Three of the main causes of the American Revolution were all the different acts, the First Continental Congress and the Battle of Lexington and Concord.

The most important reason were all the different acts or taxes that were placed on the Colonists. One of the acts was the Stamp Act this taxed all papered good or goods with a paper packaging. This included newspaper, books, legal documents, ships cargo lists, playing cards and dice. The Stamp act was placed because Britain needed money for the French and Indian war. The Colonists boycotted and fought back by burning an effigy. The Stamp Act was repealed in March of 1766. The Townshend act placed a tax on lead, glass, paint, and tea. These taxes were placed because they wanted to show their power over the colonies. The Colonists boycotted. They repealed the act in 1770 except for the one on tea which led to the Boston Tea Party.

The First Continental Congress was another main factor of the American Revolution.

They met from September 4, 1774 to October 26, 1774. They met to respond to the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts. Two acts that they rejected were the Coercive act and the Quebec act. The meeting was formed by colonists to fight against British tyranny. There were 56 representatives from 12 out of the 13 colonies Georgia was the one colonie that wasn’t apart of it and they met at Philadelphia’s Carpenters Hall. Their main decision was to encourage the Colonists to boycott English goods. This was a step closer to the American

Revolution.
Another main reason of the American Revolution was the Battle of Lexington and Concord. General Thomas Gage sent forces to get the gunpowder from Concord. Gage had closed off Boston by stationing troops across the only way in. Paul Revere set up a system for alerting the countryside. “One if by land two if by sea.” William Dawes road North out of Boston and Paul Revere would ride north out of Charlestown to Medford. Colonists already new of the British and had moved most of the gunpowder out of Concord. April 19 1775 at dawn 40-75 patriots went to Lexington to meet 700 British men. The colonists were outnumbered and they were about to leave when the first shot was fired “the shot heard around the world” nobody to this day knows who shot the shot that started the war on the Lexington green. The British retreated to Concord where they met more colonists. Britain started to retreat to Boston the colonists followed and they were shooting at the British. This was the start to the American Revolution.
There were many causes of the American Revolution involving many battles and taxes. There were so many acts such as the that led up to the American Revolution such as the Townshend acts that taxed lead, glass, paint and tea. The First Continental Congress also helped start the American Revolution by encouraging boycotts of English goods. Also the battle of Lexington and Concord helped start the American Revolution. Battles and taxes were some of the biggest factors of the American Revolution.