https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o Padlet Design en-us 2017-09-21 15:08:41 UTC 2025-11-08 01:52:07 UTC hello@padlet.com colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/189790425 1. Was the primary writer on the Declaration of Independence
2. He was one of the youngest delegates in the Second Continental Congress
3. Helped found the Virginia Committee of Correspondence

]]> 2017-09-21 15:10:22 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/189790425 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/189824595 1. He was a journalist and produced a pamphlet called Common Sense
2. Paine was very good at transforming complicated principles of enlightenment into plain words that everyone could understand
3. Migrated to the colonies with the help of Benjamin Franklin

]]> 2017-09-21 16:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/189824595 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192262168 1. He started many community organizations ( Philadelphia Fire department, University of Pennsylvania )
2. News paper editor who published articles about the revolution
3. He tried to get the stamp act repealed

 ]]> 2017-09-28 19:51:12 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192262168 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192262895 1. President of the Second Continental Congress 
2. Was very wealthy and helped finance the rebels 
3. Got British troop removed from Boston after the Boston Massacre
 

]]> 2017-09-28 19:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192262895 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192263594 1. Assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence
2. Help negotiate the peace treaty with Great Britain
3. Was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and helped convince Congress to fight for independence
 

]]> 2017-09-28 19:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192263594 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192264748 1. Helped organize a watch system to keep an eye out for British military
2. His silver business suffered following the Stamp Act of 1765
3. April 18, 1775 rode from Boston to Lexington to warn the British were coming 

]]> 2017-09-28 20:00:22 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192264748 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192265802 1. Commander and Chief on the Continental Army
2. He fought during the French and Indian War
3. Hired Alexander Hamilton as his aid

]]> 2017-09-28 20:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192265802 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192266993 1. Viewed the colonies as a way to make money for his kingdom through taxes
2. Didn't think Americans should be represented in parliament
3. Wanted the war to continue until the rebels gave up

]]> 2017-09-28 20:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192266993 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192268268 1. Leading British General during the Revolution 
2. Lead British troops at the Siege of Yorktown 
3. Even though he surrendered people in Great Britain still thought he was a hero

]]> 2017-09-28 20:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192268268 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192269799 1. Issued by King George III to win over Native Americans after the French and Indian War
2. Forbid colonist from settling west of the Appellation Mountains 
3.  Colonist didn't like being told what to do anymore and and some had to move out of that territory
 

]]> 2017-09-28 20:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192269799 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192271300 1. Required colonist to pay a tax on every printed paper they used
2. The Money collected was to be used to help pay for defending the frontier near the Appalachian Mountains 
3. Colonists worried that this would lead to more taxed without their approval

]]> 2017-09-28 20:28:44 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192271300 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192272079 1. Lowered the price of tea tax to help East India Company get rid of extra tea that they had
2. American Tea Companies couldn't sell their tea because British tea was much cheaper
3. The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the colonists against the Tea Act

]]> 2017-09-28 20:32:02 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192272079 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192273236 1. Group of colonists dressed as Native Americans ( as a slap in reference to the French and Indian War )
2. Boarded 3 British ships in Boston Harbor and dumped their tea overboard
3. Parliament responded by passing laws to punish Boston and only colonists more mad

]]> 2017-09-28 20:37:37 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192273236 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192275860 1. British law that taxed Molasses
2. To collect taxes for money used in French and Indian War
3. This Act allowed officers to seize goods from smugglers without going to court

]]> 2017-09-28 20:49:19 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192275860 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192277455 1. Main author was Thomas Jefferson 
2. Laid out the colonists reasons for wanting to be free of British rule
3. British viewed this as the biggest act of treason because they thought they were still British citizens 

]]> 2017-09-28 20:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192277455 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192278592 1. This set the boundaries between the British territories in North America and the United States
2. Britain acknowledged that the United States was independent 
3. Released all prisoners of war on both sides
 

]]> 2017-09-28 21:00:59 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192278592 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192280854 1. This war was between Great Britain and France about territory in North America
2. French were helped by Native Americans
3. Great Britain spent a lot of money on this war and leads to extreme taxes

]]> 2017-09-28 21:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192280854 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192281422 1. Americans are upset over all the taxes, mobs surrounded British troops
2. The British commander told them not to fire but tensions caused a soldier to shoot and the rest followed
3. 3 were dead, 8 were wounded. Hardly a massacre but was portrayed that way
  

]]> 2017-09-28 21:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192281422 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192283200 1. Official start to the was, just 6 months after the 1st Continental Congress
2. British surprise attack but leads to American victory
3. Lexington is where all the weapons are being stored and Concord is where the officer meetings are

]]> 2017-09-28 21:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192283200 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192284021 1. Turning point in the war for Americans
2. Finally figured out that you cant have a gentlemens' war if you want to win 
3. France decided to help Americans after this turning of events
 

]]> 2017-09-28 21:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192284021 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192284973 1. Americans only won because French finally showed up
2. Blocked British ships from fleeing
3. Held Cornwallis on house arrest for 2 years

]]> 2017-09-28 21:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192284973 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192285932 1. Delegates from colonists and England meet to discuss problems and potential resolutions 
2. Final agreement was to meet in 1 year and revisit issues 
3. 12 of the 13 colonies went to the meeting ( Georgia didn't attend )

]]> 2017-09-28 21:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192285932 colin_boll https://padlet.com/colin_boll/bhv7ckr2ax3o/wish/192286738 1. Continental Army was created, George Washington was given command 
2. They wanted to find peace with England and asked for a truce
3. The only answer left was Independence 

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