American Revolution: causes (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Date of Declaration of Independence
Date of Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
Why was Declaration of Independence significant?
Why was Declaration of Independence significant?
First British colony to declare total independence
Colonial population by 1775
Colonial population by 1775
2.5 million Europeans and Africans
Proportion of colonists who were indentured servants
Proportion of colonists who were indentured servants
About half
Year African slaves first brought to colonies
Year African slaves first brought to colonies
1619
Year Pilgrim Fathers arrived
Year Pilgrim Fathers arrived
1620
Years of the Seven Years War
Years of the Seven Years War
1756-1763
Year of the Stamp Act
Year of the Stamp Act
1765
Colonial slogan against British taxation
Colonial slogan against British taxation
No taxation without representation
Date of Boston Tea Party
Date of Boston Tea Party
December 1773
Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet
Thomas Paine's influential pamphlet
Common Sense
Two groups with different visions for America's future
Two groups with different visions for America's future
Loyalists and Radicals