https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu History en-us 2018-11-05 14:59:53 UTC 2023-10-14 15:27:41 UTC hello@padlet.com reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300506341 Leaders in Boston sent Benedict Arnold and 400 men to New York State. They were told to attack the British at Fort Ticonderoga. In 1775 Arnold finally captured the fort and the supply of weapons.]]> 2018-11-05 15:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300506341 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300514374 British troops arrived at Lexington near Concord where 70 minutemen were armed. Captain John Parker yelled "Don't fire unless fired upon." the fight ended in minutes. The British had won and marched to Concord]]> 2018-11-05 15:16:37 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300514374 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300517806 Revere had been arrested but were warned by another rider, most guns have been removed from Concord but the few that were left were concealed. The minuteman in Concord were very accurate. The British retreated to Boston, suffering casualties on the way back. ]]> 2018-11-05 15:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300517806 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300991760 Britain decided to put tax on tea so they could get more money from the colonists. They also needed money to help for the French and Indian war]]> 2018-11-06 14:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300991760 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300992501 The Boston Tea Party happened because Great Britain tried to tax on people buying tea. So since Great Britain put tax on tea Boston dumped all there tea into the Boston Harbor.]]> 2018-11-06 14:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300992501 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300992862 After The Boston Tea Party, Great Britain tried to put laws up to punish the Colonists because of the Tea Party]]> 2018-11-06 14:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/300992862 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301011940 Great Britain soldiers were roaming the streets in Boston and a few drunk colonists threw rocks at the soldiers, after the colonists threw rocks at the soldiers, the soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists.]]> 2018-11-06 14:57:36 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301011940 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301015565 Great Britain started to put tax on items that the colonists bought a lot. ]]> 2018-11-06 15:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301015565 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301017549 The American colonies by putting a stamp duty on newspapers,and legal commercial documents.]]> 2018-11-06 15:05:33 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301017549 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301019603 These acts placed jobs on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea. It also allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods]]> 2018-11-06 15:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301019603 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301021599 After months of protesting, Parliament passed the Declaratory Acts. ]]> 2018-11-06 15:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301021599 reedahl https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301024264 Parliament met and passed many laws meant to punish the colonists. ]]> 2018-11-06 15:16:39 UTC https://padlet.com/reedahl/38ejhw8k7zuu/wish/301024264