Causes of the Revolutionary War

Causes of the Revolutionary War

5th Grade · Social Studies · 30 min

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Learning Objective

I can describe one event that led to the Revolutionary War.

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    The Stamp Act placed a stamp on documents and newspapers to get money from the colonists.

  • 2

    The colonists protested the unfair taxation by boycotting British products.

  • 3

    The American Revolution replaced the imperial monarchy with a government that didn't have a king, which was a radical idea.