https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd Who is in the painting? (John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin - the American delegation) Speculate as to why the British delegation refused to sit for the painting. en-us 2016-03-02 21:17:02 UTC 2017-01-05 19:26:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.storage.googleapis.com/portrait/sticky.jpg https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579818 The three men that we are able to see are Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson. The British delegation refused to sit for the painting because they lost the battle against the colonist and they did not want to be seen. The British didn't want people to see who they were and forever be known for losing against their people.  ]]> 2017-01-05 19:13:35 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579818 3009538 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579847  John Jay, John Adams, Henry Laurens, William Temple Franklin and Benjamin Franklin are in the painting. The British didn't want to be in the painting because it serves as a powerful symbol of the division between Great Britain and the American Colonies.]]> 2017-01-05 19:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579847 3013402 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579903 The American Delegation is in the painting. The British didn't want to be in the painting because they were mad at the colonists because they still couldn't accept defeat. They might have felt like losers next to the winners.]]> 2017-01-05 19:13:55 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579903 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579943 Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington are sitting in the painting. The British delegation probably refused to sit in the painting probably because they still were angry at the colonists' decision. ]]> 2017-01-05 19:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579943 2035941 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579952 I think the British refused to sit for the painting because they might not have want to be documented forever because it was an embarrassing loss to lose to the colony's ]]> 2017-01-05 19:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579952 3004299 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579960 The British did not want to sit there because they did not like the outcome of the war. As well as not willing to sit through a long time waiting for a painting to be finished]]> 2017-01-05 19:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145579960 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580107 The three men sitting in the painting are George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. The British aren't shown in the painting probably because they didn't want to be in the painting, because the British were still angry towards the Colonists.]]> 2017-01-05 19:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580107 3004006 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580212 George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson are the the people in the painting. The British probably refused to sit for the painting because they had lost the war and the soldiers on the colonists side were mostly farmers and the British army was made up of well trained soldiers and they lost, so the British were ashamed. ]]> 2017-01-05 19:14:49 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580212 2024460 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580634 I think they refused to sit for the painting because they lost the war]]> 2017-01-05 19:16:11 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580634 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580797 George Washington, Benjamin Franklin,john Adams.Maybe because they needed to go places and command things or they were needed urgently ]]> 2017-01-05 19:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145580797 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581017 The American leaders are in the painting. They were probaly saying the the American governemnt wouldn't last long and would soon fade out.]]> 2017-01-05 19:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581017 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581028 George W, Benjamin F, TJ and I think they refused to delegate to sit for the painting because they probably they didn't feel right into doing it and maybe the colonist made them feel some type of way.]]> 2017-01-05 19:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581028 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581056 The British probably did not want to sit in the painting because they were upset that they lost the war. They were probably trying to be disrespectful towards them. ]]> 2017-01-05 19:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581056 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581443 George Washington,John Adams,and Benjamin Franklin are the men in the picture.The British probably didn't want to sit the painting because they were being petty and didn't like the colonist because they had them shook]]> 2017-01-05 19:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581443 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581541 The British probably didn't want to sit in the painting because they were being sore loser and just wanted to go home. ]]> 2017-01-05 19:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145581541 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582103 There are three men sitting George Washington , Benjamin Franklin , Thomas Jefferson and the British weren't drawn because they were ashamed that they lost the war to the colonist ]]> 2017-01-05 19:21:37 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582103 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582251 John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin and they didn't want to sit through the painting because they lost]]> 2017-01-05 19:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582251 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582415 the british probably didnt wanna sit because they were upset they lost the war and refused to sit down]]> 2017-01-05 19:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582415 2025392 https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582568 George Washington John Adams Benjamin Franklin ]]> 2017-01-05 19:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/angela_smith1/8pqzaayr6jhd/wish/145582568