https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv en-us 2017-04-07 16:17:20 UTC 2017-04-07 16:48:31 UTC hello@padlet.com 02lauvar81653 https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165426632 In the 1600s and 1700s, Great Britain held a vast empire with colonies all over the world.

]]> 2017-04-07 16:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165426632 02lauvar81653 https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165430812  American colonists liked having fairly independent lives and governments while still enjoying the economic benefits of being part of the British Empire.]]> 2017-04-07 16:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165430812 02lauvar81653 https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165431573 People had to pay extra taxes on basic goods like sugar, tea, and paper.

]]> 2017-04-07 16:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165431573 02lauvar81653 https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165432053 The troops found out about a group of rebellious colonists who had stockpiled some weapons in a small town outside of Boston called Lexington, so they went to go steal the weapons. ]]> 2017-04-07 16:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165432053 02lauvar81653 https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165432678 They settled on the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson. This document declared that the colonies would unite as states to become their own country. It also listed the reasons for their separation, including the abuses of power they had endured for so long.]]> 2017-04-07 16:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/02lauvar81653/746b67du7huv/wish/165432678