https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix American Revolution en-us 2022-08-24 02:00:24 UTC 2022-08-24 15:36:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2694.png kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269529778 In 1773, tea was the most favored drink among the American colonists. The Tea Act was a law created on May 10, 1773 by the British Parliament, giving all control of the trade and delivery of tea to the East India Tea Company, which had struck a deal with parliament.]]> 2022-08-24 02:04:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269529778 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269532995 Intolerable Acts in the American colonies, were a chain of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.]]> 2022-08-24 02:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269532995 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269537257 A conflict in Lexington started off the fighting, and soon the British were quickly retreating under intense fire. Many more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists won their independence.]]> 2022-08-24 02:11:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269537257 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269538881 Patriots were the colonists who rebelled against British control. Soon they established their own power and created a country built on monarchy. ]]> 2022-08-24 02:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269538881 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269541192 Minutemen were a hand-picked force which were required to be highly mobile and able to assemble quickly, hence the name. Minutemen were selected from the military by their commanding officers. Usually, 25 years of age or younger, they were chosen for their enthusiasm, reliability, and physical strength.]]> 2022-08-24 02:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269541192 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269542478 George Washington was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War and served two terms as the first U.S. president. ]]> 2022-08-24 02:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269542478 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269544808 The first battle of the Revolutionary War. It was fought around Boston in June 1775. The British drove the Americans from their fort at Breed's Hill to Bunker Hill, but only after the Americans had run out of gunpowder. Before retreating, the Americans killed many British troops.]]> 2022-08-24 02:17:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269544808 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269547384 After crossing the Delaware River in a horrible storm, George Washington's army wiped a force of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. ]]> 2022-08-24 02:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269547384 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269549512 Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops located at Trenton, New Jersey.]]> 2022-08-24 02:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269549512 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269553454 The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary War. ]]> 2022-08-24 02:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269553454 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269554824  Sabotage carried out by small militia groups ]]> 2022-08-24 02:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269554824 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269558236 The Battle of Yorktown is what ended the wars in the American Revolution. During the battle, American and French forces, trapped a major British army on a hill at Yorktown, Virginia. The siege forced the British army to surrender.]]> 2022-08-24 02:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269558236 kaelyn_328884 https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269559480 This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and the United States formally became an independent nation]]> 2022-08-24 02:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kaelyn_328884/7ec97e3bc23ynfix/wish/2269559480