https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd Christopher Malone en-us 2018-09-27 19:15:43 UTC 2024-12-07 19:37:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/318403486/2e8a7c38f052512a3038b0d544d843d7/america_1861417_960_720.png s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/286717645 Thomas Paine
The Intolerable acts were a set of laws that were enacted by the British Parliament in order to regain authority over the colonists. The worst of the five acts was the one where Parliament ordered for the closing of the Boston Harbor. As expected, Bostonians were enraged by the act and ultimately, the Intolerable acts were what really set off the American Revolution. 
Loyalist
I agree, we can all admit the the Intolerable acts were bad, but they were all for the good of the colonies and the mother country, Britain. Britain had to show what they were made of and that they will not be pushed around and I think that is very worthy of respect. After all, Britain made us and they can easily destroy us so we need to show Britain the respect they deserve.]]> 2018-09-27 19:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/286717645 s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287117285 Thomas Paine
The Tea Act was made so the East India Company could continue its monopoly on the East Coast of the New World. Tea was one of the most bought products by the colonies so of course they were outraged by the new tea taxes that were imposed by the British parliament. I myself was outraged to find out I had to pay extra for my favorite favorite drink. One group of colonists who were really enraged by this were the Sons Of Liberty. The Sons Of Liberty dressed up as a band of Native Americans and raided East India Company ships (Dressed up so they could not be identified if seen). They went to many, many ships and dumped out the tea on them. From that one night they dumped over a million dollars worth of tea in today's money. 
Loyalists
The Tea Act was a simple way for British Parliament to help out a big European company and that's it. The Tea Act was not used for revenge or anything of the sort but just a business tactic. Not only that, but there is a very simple way to make this act obsolete, that being to not drink tea. I mean seriously it's pretty easy to get around.]]> 2018-09-28 19:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287117285 s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287125708 Thomas Paine
The Boston was whenever eight dirty redcoats fired into a crowd of people mobbing over the Townshend Acts. The first one who died was Crispus Attucks. In my opinion, the Boston Massacre was an atrocity in which wuss Red Coats were afraid of the colonists and shot into the crowd. This marked the turning point of when more colonists started to realize how horrible the British Parliament was.
Loyalists
The British Parliament and Red Coats all have our best interests at heart, we need to stay strong and not protests our protectors. There was no reason for that mob to act so violently and crazy and I think we could all agree that those Red Coats did exactly what they had to do. Not to mention, the "massacre" was hardly one at all. There were only five dead not hundreds and it was also completely justified.]]> 2018-09-28 19:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287125708 s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287930250 Thomas Paine
The Townshend Acts were a series of measures that taxed goods imported to the colonies. The British Parliament thought this would be a good idea because it allowed for taxes to not be on items made in the colonies themselves. All the colonists, including myself, thought this idea was good at first but were completely awestruck when we realized the amount of taxes they were charging on the goods as well as all the goods they were putting the taxes on.
Loyalist
The Townshend Acts were simply a way for British Parliament to get back the money that we had owed them for helping us in the French and Indian War. For all that the British have done for us I think it's only fair that we just pay for some imported goods and besides I think we can all agree that its a little extreme to say that they are adding to much taxes to the goods.]]> 2018-10-02 03:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287930250 s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287944591 2018-10-02 05:24:09 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287944591 s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287944712 Thomas Paine
The Stamp Act was a law that imposed taxes on legal papers, news papers, pamphlets, and more. It also taxed many things like cards and almost everything that was made of paper. This act enraged colonists because paper was essential to everyone, even if they weren't a scholar and didn't know how to read. The opposition was very violent after this law was enacted and some colonists even went to the point of hanging tax collectors, although they took it out on the middle man, I can see where they were coming from.
Loyalists
All Thomas Paine ever does is complain about taxes in common sense, and the worst part about it is that the taxes weren't even that bad. All the stamp act did was tax some paper, big deal. Sure we use it everyday and the taxes might be annoying but that is no reason to go and hang a tax collector simply trying to do his job.]]> 2018-10-02 05:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287944712 s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287945714 Thomas Paine
The Sugar Act was a law that enacted taxes on sugar, molasses, and rum. In my opinion this was the least crucial taxes that caused the American Revolution. Some ways colonists would get around this is by simply smuggle in sugar or bribe shippers to sneak in sugar so they would not have to pay for so much taxes.
Loyalist
See I told you Thomas, the taxes aren't always that bad. Although, I think it was quite distasteful for middle class working men to smuggle or steal sugar into the harbor just so they don't have to pay taxes. I thought that Patriots had more self dignity than that.]]> 2018-10-02 05:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287945714 s319789 https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287946651 Thomas Paine
The Proclamation of 1763 was where the British Parliament decided to make a line where the colonies could not pass and colonize. This line was located right at the Appalachian Mountains. Parliament decided of this because they did not have enough money to fund a war against the Native Americans. Colonists decided to colonize past the line anyway because no one could stop them and would ever know. They felt as though they have worked hard enough for that land and were not going to let it go after all that work.
Loyalist
The Proclamation Line of 1763 was the only way for colonists not to start another war. The king would have allowed colonists to go through if they hadn't had such a bad relationship with the Natives previously, the only other option was for the king to not fund the war that would soon come up. Of course he wouldn't do that because he cares about the colonies, something that colonists still aren't getting through their thick middle class skulls.]]> 2018-10-02 05:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/s319789/7igaksosyzbd/wish/287946651