Crum- American Revolution by Andraya Crum https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx Events leading up to the American Revolution en-us 2022-01-27 16:51:42 UTC 2025-12-23 22:15:42 UTC hello@padlet.com July 4, 1776 : Declaration of Independence crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2016337339 Second Continental Congress signs the Declaration of Independence]]> 2022-01-27 17:00:32 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2016337339 1763 : The French and Indian War crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2016352811 Great Britain battled France to gain power over America
Britain's official forced American colonists to pay for future defense of the colonies]]> 2022-01-27 17:07:43 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2016352811 1765 : Stamp Act crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2016357650 English government passed the "Stamp Act" it enforced colonists to buy special stamps for paper products

]]> 2022-01-27 17:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2016357650 December 16, 1773 : The Boston Tea Party crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022029001 The Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians poured 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor
Due to this Britain closed up the harbor ]]> 2022-01-31 18:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022029001 1766 : Sugar Act crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022031705 Britain places a three penny tax on mollasses
This causes upset colonists

]]> 2022-01-31 18:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022031705 1770 : The Boston Massacre crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022036995 British soldiers were beaten by Bostonians for patrolling their streets
Snowballs were thrown leading up to 5 shot and 6 injured]]> 2022-01-31 18:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022036995 April 27, 1773 : The Tea Act crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022043044 Colonial merchants smuggled tea from Netherlands
Parliament passed "Tea Act" that East India Tea would be cheaper than the smuggled tea]]> 2022-01-31 19:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022043044 1775 : Battle of Lexington and Concord crumandraya https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022055565 The battle started off the Revolutionary War between Britain and America]]> 2022-01-31 19:08:09 UTC https://padlet.com/crumandraya/b878vrm3q670r6yx/wish/2022055565