https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw Made with the best of intentions en-us 2017-09-21 15:00:14 UTC 2025-06-17 19:05:16 UTC hello@padlet.com kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189788479 - The French and Indian war was a major struggle fought between  between Britain and France.
- The French and Natives fought as allies against the British.
- This War led to taxation of tea, sugar, and stamps. (put in place by the King of England)

]]> 2017-09-21 15:07:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189788479 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189794086 - Met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at Carpenter's Hall.
- Every state but Georgia sent delegates. 
- There was a total of 56 delegates.
- Not all of the states agreed on a reason as to why they were there (some states wanted war, others just wanted their grievances heard by the king).]]> 2017-09-21 15:15:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189794086 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189796245 - Led by John Hancock.
- Met at the State House in Pennsylvania.
- The second Continental Congress wasn't supposed to meet until 6 months later, but decided to meet early because of Lexington and Concord.

]]> 2017-09-21 15:19:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189796245 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189798917 - The Boston Tea Party was a result of new taxes placed on the colonies regarding tea. 
- 342 crates of four different types of tea from three different ships were dumped into the Harbor. 
- A fourth ship was scheduled to arrive shortly after the first three, but never showed up. 
- There was an estimated 19 million cups thrown overboard.]]> 2017-09-21 15:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189798917 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799005 - First armed conflict of the Revolutionary War. 
- The British thought they could sneak in and steal the colonies' weapons, but were met by soldiers who had been warned they were coming.
- Although 90 soldiers were killed on their side, the colonies showed a great amount of strength by standing up to one of the biggest militaries in the world at the time.]]> 2017-09-21 15:23:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799005 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799153 - Member of the Hanover dynasty, who ruled England for almost two centuries.
- Spoke three languages by age eight.
- Passed the stamp and Sugar acts.
-George III was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October, 1760 until 1 January, 1801.]]> 2017-09-21 15:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799153 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799364 - Born February 22, 1732
- Becam the first president of the United States of America.
- Commander in chief of the Continental army.
- Led the Continental army to capture British soldiers in Saratoga and Yorktown]]> 2017-09-21 15:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799364 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799701 - Led the British Army in the Revolutionary war.
- Lord Cornwallis was defeated in the battle of Yorktown in 1781.
- Directly following the revolutionary war, he was held on house arrest by George Washington for 2 years to secure the signing of the surrender.]]> 2017-09-21 15:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799701 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799799 - Paul Revere came from a Huguenot family who had fled the French Inquisition.
- Practiced dentistry when he wasn't helping with the war.
-  Revere became a political activist against the Sugar Act in 1764, the Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767.]]> 2017-09-21 15:25:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799799 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799820 - Led the Federalists.
- Became second president of the United States.
- Served in the First Continental Congress and became monumental in crafting the Declaration of Independence.]]> 2017-09-21 15:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189799820 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189800211 - Served as president of the Second Continental Congress. 
- Served as first and third governor of Massachusetts.
- When Paul Revere went on his famous ride, he was warning Hancock that the British were coming directly for him.

]]> 2017-09-21 15:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189800211 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189800901 - Drafted the Declaration of Independence. 
- Led the Anti - Federalists.
- Was a slave owner, but became one of the most influential voices when it came to matters of freedom. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189800901 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189801524 - Crucial member of the five people who helped draft the declaration of independence.
- The congress sent Franklin to france to get help from them as a country in the Revolutionary War. 
- Became very fascinated with electricity; invented the lightening rod.]]> 2017-09-21 15:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189801524 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802249 - Wrote "Common Sense", a document written in plain English so that every man could understand his grievances to the King of England. 
- Incited public debate on independence, which had been silenced in previous years.
- Tried to ruin George Washington's reputation by saying he was a treacherous man and was unfit for leadership. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802249 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802641 - Prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian mountains.
- This was a direct result of the French and Indian War.
- Many settlers revolted and still tried to settle west in search of better farmland.]]> 2017-09-21 15:29:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802641 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802826 - The first of the taxes put on colonists because of the French and Indian War. 
- Colonists protested against it, declaring it unconstitutional.
- Put in place by the British empire to get out of the great debt they were in because of the war.]]> 2017-09-21 15:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802826 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802974 - Only 3 men were killed and 8 were seriously injured, meaning that it wasn't much of a massacre.
- Samuel Adams coined the term "Boston Massacre"
-  The Boston Massacre is also known as the "Incident on King Street" and the "State Street Massacre"
- Paul Revere painted this picture as propaganda to paint each side as the bad guy.

]]> 2017-09-21 15:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189802974 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189803142 - The British used this to monopolize the tea industry. 
- Inspired the Boston tea Party. 
- Was a duty listed under the Townshend Revenue act as constitutionally taxable to the colonies. ]]> 2017-09-21 15:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189803142 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189803188 - Put in place by King George III.
- Also known as the American Duties act or the American Revenue act. 
- Placed taxes on sugar (molasses) to make revenue for the French and Indian war.
- Created trouble for Great Britain because the colonies did not see a purpose in paying for a war they did not want to fight in the first place.]]> 2017-09-21 15:30:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189803188 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189803290 - Ended the revolutionary war between England and the American colonies.
- Also known as the Peace treaty
- Stated that there will forever be an alliance between England and the US.]]> 2017-09-21 15:30:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189803290 kameryn_evans33 https://padlet.com/kameryn_evans33/9ff7t11up1tw/wish/189803349 - Official separation of Great Britain and the colonies.
- Mainly written by Thomas Jefferson, but used many different pieces of other writings to get the point across to the king. 
- There were 86 changes to the declaration before a final copy was released.

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