https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up By: Anthony Vattelana en-us 2020-10-07 15:03:51 UTC 2020-10-09 17:22:43 UTC hello@padlet.com anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/810596400
The Quartering Act is a law that was passed that makes the people in the colonies required to provide British Soldiers housing. A few years after this was passed there were 2 thousand British soldiers in Boston. I chose a slow sign because I felt this Act and the soldiers being placed in Boston slowed the process of the colonies wanting independence. ]]> 2020-10-07 15:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/810596400 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/810640180 The Stamp Act was passed mainly to raise money for the British military. This law placed taxes on all legal documentation. The colonies viewed this as an economic strain and attack on their local liberty.  I picked a red light because I feel the colonies stopped and started realizing that they need to start thinking if going for independence is right for them.]]> 2020-10-07 15:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/810640180 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811209937 The Townshend Acts are laws that placed a tax on glass, paper, paint, tea, and lead. This law also required that the colonists are to buy the items only from England. These taxes also angered the colonists because it forces them to pay a tax on tea which was very popular in this time period. This caused a lot of protest and boycotting. I chose a detour sign because I feel that the colonists got around this tax by having taking a different route which was mass boycotts.]]> 2020-10-07 17:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811209937 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811425164 The Boston Massacre is when 60 unarmed protestors were yelling at soldiers and then the soldiers started shooting at them. 5 of the protestors died and 6 were wounded. The Sons of Liberty also used this event as propaganda. I feel that this event is well represented by a green light because it helped many more people realize that being a colony under British rule is not good for them and it helped move forward towards a revolution.]]> 2020-10-07 18:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811425164 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811507673 The Tea Act is a law that was passed that gave the East India Company complete control over tea trading and placed a tax on it. Tea was stopped from moving past many cities ports. I chose a ]]> 2020-10-07 18:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811507673 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811530932 The Boston Tea Party is an event where 50 colonists dressed up as Native Americans and threw 90,000 pounds of tea into the ocean.This event is a  yield sign because it made the British stop for a second to realize that the colonies might actually be starting to think of wanting independence. ]]> 2020-10-07 18:53:15 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811530932 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811546838 The Coercive Acts are laws that shut down Boston, put a British general into a government position within the colonies, and renewed the Quartering Act. These laws were so harsh that the colonists gave them the name of "Intolerable Acts." I gave this event a stop sign because during this event the colonists stopped and noticed that this relationship between the colonies and England is very unstable and the colonies need independence. ]]> 2020-10-07 18:58:20 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811546838 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811608303 The Battle of Trenton is a battle that where the colonists won. It was a Christmas night and Washington surprised the British. He crossed the Delaware river and captured 900 men without losing a single soldier. I chose a green light because this victory for the colonies boosted their morale and gave them momentum in the war.]]> 2020-10-07 19:18:32 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811608303 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811642830 The Battle of Saratoga is another battle that the colonies won. This battle was the turning point in the war and led to the surrender of 5,000 British soldiers. This also proved that the colonies had the ability to fight against the British. I chose another green light because this only boosted the morale of the soldiers even more and gave much more momentum to their side.]]> 2020-10-07 19:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/811642830 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/817424557 The French Alliance is when the Colonies and French joined forces to defeat the British and free the colonies. The French wanted to help the colonies defeat the British, but they were not sure that the colonies had any chance in the first place. After the Battle of Saratoga, the French were shown that the colonies had a chance and with their help could even win the war. I chose a stop sign for this event because I feel that the French and colonies were at a stand still with getting an alliance but then proceeded once proven they could make a difference.]]> 2020-10-09 17:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/817424557 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/817446074 The Battle of Yorktown is an event where the colonies and the French surrounded 8,000 British soldiers forcing them to surrender. When General Cornwallis surrendered it marked the end of the war. This day is known as, " The day the world turned upside down." I chose a green light because this event is a go sign to freedom from the British.]]> 2020-10-09 17:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/817446074 anthony_vattelana https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/817465727 This event marks the official end to the revolution. During this even the political map was changed, colonies are allowed to move westward, and British should leave the colonies. Although, Canada remains under British control, and Florida was given to Spain. I chose a stop sign because a finish line is not a road sign. I feel that a stop sign still works because sometimes just as you get to your destination you have to stop at a stop sign and then turn into your destination.]]> 2020-10-09 17:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/anthony_vattelana/dwww2oboqe26i8up/wish/817465727