An age of revolutions by Raffaella Rizoiu https://padlet.com/RaffaellaRizoiu/2eqydijnl31lwtk en-us 2020-04-26 16:48:33 UTC 2025-11-09 22:35:00 UTC hello@padlet.com The American war indipendence RaffaellaRizoiu https://padlet.com/RaffaellaRizoiu/2eqydijnl31lwtk/wish/531490691 between 1765 and 1787 a crisis arose in North America due to the British putting taxes on American settlers. In fact the consequences of these acts occurred in 1773 with the first forms of boycott. in fact, the American colonies managed to paralyze British trade by boycotting imports from London. when the British tried to reaffirm full colonial rights, they decided to implement another boycott plan known as the Boston Tea Party. The colonists disguised themselves as red skins by attacking three vessels and pouring the whole load of tea into the sea, which was lost]]> 2020-04-26 17:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/RaffaellaRizoiu/2eqydijnl31lwtk/wish/531490691 The american war of indipendence RaffaellaRizoiu https://padlet.com/RaffaellaRizoiu/2eqydijnl31lwtk/wish/531507551 at that time there was a rift between the Americans, divided between patriots and loyalists.
in 1776 the declaration of independence was signed by thomas jefferson. with this declaration all natural rights are claimed, proclaiming freedom and independence.
]]> 2020-04-26 17:12:04 UTC https://padlet.com/RaffaellaRizoiu/2eqydijnl31lwtk/wish/531507551 The industrial revolution RaffaellaRizoiu https://padlet.com/RaffaellaRizoiu/2eqydijnl31lwtk/wish/531518772 the economy of the countries was mainly based on trade. but towards the second half of the 18th century there was an increase in the population and consequently also an increase in the demand for goods.
thus began to design the first inventions that could help accelerate the levels of manufacturing production. for example, one of these inventions is James Watt's steam engine, which is also seen as the symbol of revolution
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