https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp en-us 2020-10-07 18:28:19 UTC 2020-10-22 18:16:48 UTC hello@padlet.com rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841610851 1. The British were devastated after fighting for 7 years with the French over land in North America.
2. When the British were losing the war, the King called upon the colonies to fight. The colonies did the majority of the fighting.
3. After the war is won by the British, the King gave the land to the Native Americans instead of the colonies that fought for it.
These three points made the colonists have a lot of taxes and injuries without any land to make up for it which made them very unhappy with the King.]]> 2020-10-19 15:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841610851 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841611776 1. He was the King of England during the Revolutionary and French and Indian Wars.
2. He was the one who decided to tax and restrict the colonies to the point of independence.
3. He was the one who lost the Revolutionary War and, as a result, the 13 colonies.
King George III was the leader of the British troops. Even though he was safely in England and didn't make any real decisions in the war, all the decisions about his troops were done in his name.]]> 2020-10-19 15:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841611776 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841612555 1. He was the leader of the American troops.
2. He made many decisions in the war, including the decision to hold Cornwallis captive that won them the war.
3. He was one of the representatives at both Continental Congresses that helped make decisions about the war.
George Washington acted as a sort of American leader during the war which is reflected in how, after the war, he was chosen to be the 1st president.]]> 2020-10-19 15:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841612555 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841614551 1. The land west of the colonies was costly for the British to protect from Native Americans, so the King gave that land to the Native Americans. The Proclamation of 1763 was what defined those borders.
2. The colonists wanted this land and thought that they would get it after the war, but this Proclamation prevented that.
3. The colonists thought that this Proclamation was interrupting their affairs and did not like it.
This Proclamation led to a lot of anger in the colonies and was a driving factor for their need for independence from Britain.]]> 2020-10-19 15:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841614551 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841616235 1. Britain needed money after the French and Indian War, so they started taxing the colonies.
2. The Stamp Act was a tax on all printed materials.
3. It was a way for Britain to slow the spread of discontent in the colonies.
The colonies were not happy about the Act, but it was not the Act that would set them over the edge towards revolution. This Act acted as a push instead of a shove.]]> 2020-10-19 15:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841616235 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841616607 1. Britain needed money after the French and Indian War, so they started taxing the colonies.
2. The Tea Act allowed Britain to sell to the colonies for decreased prices with increased taxes.
3. Tea was drunk as much as we drink coffee or soda today. It was one of if not the most popular drinks in this age.
This was the first shove towards revolution for the colonies. They were outraged about this act.]]> 2020-10-19 15:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841616607 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841616947 1. Britain needed money after the French and Indian War, so they started taxing the colonies.
2. The Sugar Act taxed anything with molasses or sugar in it.
3. Sugar is in practically everything, so pretty much everything being sent over was taxed under the Sugar Act.
This Act was the last straw for the colonists. It was really what set the colonists to want Independence.]]> 2020-10-19 15:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841616947 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841617487 1. Colonists were growing angrier and angrier. On 3/5/1770, the colonists were mobbing and taunting and throwing things at British officers. Though they were told not to, shots were fired in the confusion.
2. Three died and eight were wounded in the Boston Massacre.
3. The Massacre was portrayed much worse than it actually was to fan the flames of hate against the British.
This event is the other real shove towards revolution. While the Sugar Act is what made the colonies want to revolt, the Massacre caused the colonies to actually start revolting. ]]> 2020-10-19 15:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841617487 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841617810 1. A group of colonists dressed as Native Americans to throw as much British tea as they could into Boston Harbor.
2. The tea was thrown into the Harbor as a way for the colonists to say, "We won't pay your outrageous taxes."
3. The colonists dressed as Native Americans not as disguise, everyone knew that it was colonists, but instead as a slap in the face to the King. It represented one of the reasons why they were so mad at him.
This was one of the first real organized acts of rebellion, even thought the Revolution technically hadn't started yet. It told the King who did it and why they did it.]]> 2020-10-19 15:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841617810 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841618768 1. All 13 colonies except Georgia sent representatives to discuss taxes and the King and what they were going to do.
2. They decided that they needed something done, but that they didn't want war.
3. They decided to send Benjamin Franklin over to discuss their grievances with the King.
This gathering was the colonists' way of getting their grievances addressed without having to resort to war.]]> 2020-10-19 15:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841618768 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841619476 1. The colonists met to discuss their options again. They all agreed that they must respond to the threat from Britain.
2. At first, they tried to find a truce with the King, but the King did not want a truce, so they decided that independence was their only option.
3. George Washington was given command of the Continental Army.
The 2nd continental Congress is when the war really began for the colonists. Even though there was already the first armed conflict, this event is the first time that the colonists decided that peace was no longer an option.]]> 2020-10-19 15:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841619476 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841620633 1. The British tried to sneak into Lexington and Concord and destroy supplies, but the Patriots were ready for them.
2. The Patriots were warned in advance of the British attack and were prepared for the fight.
3. This was the first armed conflict of the war.
Lexington and Concord serves when the Revolutionary War begins.]]> 2020-10-19 15:56:05 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841620633 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841621683 1. The English commander who lost the Siege and Surrender of Yorktown.
2. He was held captive by George Washington as a bargaining piece for an end to the war.
3. He waged various battles in the War, but is best known for the battle at Yorktown.
He is the most important piece of the puzzle to ending the war. Without Cornwallis, the Patriots might not have won the war.]]> 2020-10-19 15:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841621683 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841622235 1. The patriot that made out the Boston Massacre to be worse than it was.
2. He was the one who warned the American troops that the English were coming at Lexington and Concord.
3. He supported the cause for independence greatly. He participated in the Boston Tea party and served as a rider on Boston's Committee of safety.
Paul Revere was very important to the cause for independence. If he hadn't created the image of the Boston Massacre as he did, or ride to warn the American soldiers, the war might not have been won or even happened when it did.]]> 2020-10-19 15:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841622235 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841622898 1. He signed the Treaty of Paris, the treaty that ended the Revolutionary War.
2. He was part of the resistance movements against the taxes, particularly the Stamp Act, which he wrote a piece about to justify the colonists' hatred of it.
3. He participated in the Continental Congress as a representative of Massachusetts.
While John Adams is more well-known for being the 2nd president, he was also a prominent figure during the Revolutionary War.]]> 2020-10-19 15:56:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841622898 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841623469 1. John Hancock was the first individual to sign the Declaration of Independence and has the largest signature on said document.
2. He was the chairman of the committee formed after the Boston Massacre that demanded that the British Troops leave Boston.
3. He was part of the protests on the taxations that the British were making the colonists' pay.
John Hancock was an extreme advocate for the cause of independence from Britain.]]> 2020-10-19 15:56:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841623469 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841624373 1. It was made up of the work of three people: Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and John Locke.
2. John Locke contributed in his work on "Two Treatises on Government." It was a book about the idea of freedom and social contracts that heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine.
3. Thomas Paine's work makes up the body of the Declaration. All the grievances against the King that were put in there were his. Thomas Jefferson's work makes up the conclusion. He also put together the whole thing.
This was the first real declaration of war and was considered treason. ]]> 2020-10-19 15:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841624373 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841625207 1. The Patriots figured out that they could not win using normal tactics, so they used Guerilla warfare.
2. This is the first American victory and served as a turning point in the Revolutionary War.
3. The victory boosted American morale.
The Battle of Saratoga is the first American victory and serves as the start of when the Patriots started to actually stand a chance against the British.]]> 2020-10-19 15:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841625207 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841625721 1. This was the very last battle of the war.
2. George Washington and his army took a victory from Lord Cornwallis using French troops and naval aid.
3. George Washington held Lord Cornwallis captive until the British signed a surrender.
This is the battle that directly led to the United States of America being formed.]]> 2020-10-19 15:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841625721 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841626798 1. England and America both sent delegates to Paris to negotiate a peace treaty, the Treaty of Paris.
2. The terms were reached and the document was signed.
3. The Treaty recognized America as an independent country.
The Treaty of Paris marks the end of the Revolutionary War.]]> 2020-10-19 15:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841626798 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841627470 1. He was chosen to put together the Declaration of Independence.
2. Originally, he tried to use the Declaration to get rid of slavery, but it was caught, and he was forced to write a second version.
3. He put together his own ideas, John Locke's ideas, and Thomas Paine's ideas.
He wrote arguably the most important document to the war. ]]> 2020-10-19 15:57:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841627470 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841627919 1. He had homes in England and was the furthest in the King's court of all the individuals in the 1st Continental Congress.
2. As a result, he was who they sent over with their grievances.
3. While in England, he met Thomas Paine. He sent Thomas Paine to the Americas.
Ben Franklin was the messenger of the colonists' last chance of peace before war.]]> 2020-10-19 15:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841627919 rebekahmolloy22 https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841628722 1. After coming to the Americas, he turned to a career in Journalism.
2. He realized that the King was in the wrong after coming to the colonies, so he produced "Common Sense", a pamphlet that called the citizens to action as soldiers.
3. "Common Sense" was a list of grievances against the King that was mass produced and written in common English all could understand.
Thomas Paine was the reason that the colonies had any soldiers at all. He is the one who convinced the common people to fight for independence. ]]> 2020-10-19 15:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rebekahmolloy22/7kwzd83yovxrh4gp/wish/841628722