https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66 en-us 2023-02-24 16:31:13 UTC 2025-12-23 11:17:30 UTC hello@padlet.com 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505550164 The British had helped the Americans fight in the war, Which had led to huge war debt, which they had to reverse Salutary Neglect(The king doesn't enforce his own rules) to be able to earn money. That caused and enforce the Navigations act of 1651 which meant that the British were restricting the colonial trade and that it decreased foreign imported goods. This caused a lot of Problems for the people which felt unfair to the colonist, and they had no say.]]> 2023-03-06 17:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505550164 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505564406 The mayflower, when English travelers traveled to the new world on the mayflower. In 1620, a storm took their ship off course and landed in Massachusetts near a place called cape cod. Without knowing life without laws, they experience lots of catastrophic things. There were over 102 people on the Mayflower, Learning about this, if the pilgrims don't do anything, It's every Man and family for themselves. So they decided to write the Mayflower compact a set of temporary sets of laws for themselves to rule themselves.

This help foreshadow towards the declaration of independence by laying a foundation for the two other revolutionary documents

]]> 2023-03-06 17:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505564406 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505566303 The tea act was an act that was to raise money but however bail out and close down the east Indian company. Something big in the British colony. The British had granted companies a monopoly on the importance of the sea of tea in the colonies, but the colonist refused the constitutionality of the duty on tea.

This which leads up to the Boston tea party can lead one step forward toward independence.]]> 2023-03-06 17:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505566303 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505566827 The Boston tea party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, at a dock in Massachusetts. American colonists were man and angry at Britain for imposing "taxation without representation" the colonist had dumped 342 chests of tea that was imported from the British east India company into the harbor.

this show that the Americans wouldn't take taxation and tyranny which rallied the American patriots all across the 13 colonies to fight for their independence.]]> 2023-03-06 17:49:00 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505566827 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505570192 The Boston massacre was a big and deadly fight between the American colonist and the British soldiers. American colonists were rebelling against the taxes that they had found repressive and they were ranting "No Taxation without representation". The patriots were however vandalizing stores that sold British goods and harassing and intimidating merchants and customers. A mob of patriots. However, a mob had struck out and colonists were striking the soldiers with clubs and sticks. However, one heard the word fire which cause a solider o to shoot his gun. Which killed 5 colonists.

This makes the colonist furious in which now they are gonna use force and fight for their freedom. Which leads up to the declaration of independence]]> 2023-03-06 17:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505570192 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505571832 The age of enlightenment was reasoning that discovered the truth about the world, religion, and politics and how it could benefit the lives of humans kind, religious tolerance and the idea in people should be able to have freedom from coercion in their lives. The age of enlightenment also produced lots of scientific discoveries, laws and wars, and revolutions.
This leads to the writing of the declaration of independence because it says that each citizens have the right to reason giving freedom and laws.]]> 2023-03-06 17:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2505571832 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2507440859 The Coercive acts also known as the Intolerable act was a series of four laws that were passed by the British Parliament to punish the colonists of Massachusetts bay for the Boston Tea Party. These acts sparked a strong colonial resistance,, including the first meeting of the continental congress.

These sowed the seed of American rebellion which led to the American Revolutionary war in April 1775.]]> 2023-03-07 19:25:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2507440859 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2507448601 The colonists were requiring the colonist to pay taxes, they were also required to stamp different forms of papers, and documents which was a direct tax of the British government.
This leads to the Townshend act leading up to the Boston massacre.]]> 2023-03-07 19:31:04 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2507448601 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2507450159 The Townshend act was an act that taxed good imports to the American colonies. Colonists saw this as an abuse of power. The British government believes that the colonists should help pay the cost of their protection. The early attempts of the stamp act taxed colonists for each paper they used.
 This lead To the Boston massacre which lead to the death of 5 colonists]]> 2023-03-07 19:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2507450159 1939033 https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2600169743 The first continental congress was a meeting between the 12/13 British colonies in North America. It was from September 5th to October 26th, 1774 in Pennsylvania. The congress was held in response to the  Coercive Act. They discussed how to respond to a Coercive act and how to unite the colonies.
The second continental congress was the meeting of the delegate from the 13 different colonies In America. It started on May 10, 1775, and lasted until March 1, 1781. The congress was called from the outbreak of the American Revolution. This was when the Declaration of independence was written, It establish the continental army, and managed the ar effort against Britain]]> 2023-05-22 14:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1939033/bk8u62wm4l3wke66/wish/2600169743