https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct en-us 2023-07-02 04:51:13 UTC 2026-03-18 02:51:57 UTC hello@padlet.com manshadia7919 https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642306 British Parliament taxed stamped documents only in the colonies.

Created conflict between colonies and the British king. Tax was an effort to tackle crippling debt from the 7 year war. Seen as an attempt to assert authority over the colonies.

link]]> 2023-07-02 18:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642306 manshadia7919 https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642348 Written by Thomas Jefferson; reasons signed by all colonies on why they should be independent to Great Britain. ]]> 2023-07-02 18:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642348 manshadia7919 https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642420 Protest of all taxes on the colonies. Colonists charged British cargo ships and threw all tea crates into the water.

Afterwards, Britain closed the ports of Boston till the price of all tea was payed. Merchants were left worried and frustrated.

link]]> 2023-07-02 18:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642420 manshadia7919 https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642439 British American colonies against the French. Native tribes took sides; Britain won.

After victory, King George made the colonies pay war debts and later signed the Proclamation of 1763 banning western expansion.

link]]> 2023-07-02 18:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642439 manshadia7919 https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642550 1. Boston Port Act - Closed the port of Boston
2. Massachusetts Govt. Act - Placed Massachusetts under British rule
3. Administration of Justice Act - Removed rights to trial British officials or soldiers in the colonies
4. Quartering Act - Allowed royal governors of Britain to find homes for housing British soldiers
5. Quebec Act - Allowed French Catholics to obtain jobs in the govt.

Seen as another act of authority. Colonist were being forced into rules they hadn't agreed to. Created a sort of nationalism as many colonists mutually wanted out of British rule.

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After taxes and Kings decline for centralized govt. the last thing the colonists needed was for British soldiers firing into a crowd of "patriots". Sparked further hatred of British rule.

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Coordinated resistance against British authority and aggression. Started to create hatred for the colonies from the King (Mutual hatred rather).

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This impacted the war by establishing the Continental Army and elected George Washington as Commander.

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Greeted with hostility when proposed to the king. Seen as a threat and was quickly declined.

link]]> 2023-07-02 18:51:20 UTC https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636642708 manshadia7919 https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636687358 King George III declared war on the colonies.]]> 2023-07-02 23:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2636687358 manshadia7919 https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2637433608 Surrender at Yorktown marked the end of the revolutionary war. The colonies won independence from Britain.]]> 2023-07-04 00:14:47 UTC https://padlet.com/manshadia7919/2p21ornproah1hct/wish/2637433608