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What are the causes of the American Revolution?
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The primary cause of the American Revolution was the disagreement between the British government and the American colonists over the rights of the colonies to self-govern. This disagreement began in 1765 when Parliament passed the Stamp Act, which imposed a tax on all printed materials within the colonies. This caused widespread outrage among the colonists, who believed that they had no representation in Parliament. In response, the British government repealed the act but then imposed the Intolerable Acts, which included closing the port of Boston and other punitive measures. These acts were seen as an attempt to suppress the growing resistance movement, leading to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War in 1775.