1. Causes of the American Revolution
In 1764, Britain passed a law known as the Currency Act, preventing the colonies to print and use their own money. These and several other laws including the Sugar Act which imposed a taxes on American commodities such as sugar, molasses, textiles, coffee and indigo, were passed to tighten the English reign on the colonies. ... The representatives sent a letter to England asking that the Stamp Act be repealed however, the British government denied it and instead, imposed more new taxes on the colonies such as the Townshend Act. ... The final result of the French and Indian War was the passage ...
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