https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p On this wall, it shows the main 8 causes of the American Revolution and explains all of them. en-us 2017-09-27 13:55:14 UTC 2025-11-05 06:07:05 UTC hello@padlet.com s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/191673088 The Proclamation of 1763 stated that settlement past the Appalachian Mountains was banned. Of course this didn't settle with the colonist because company expansion would be limited, so to make sure the law was followed, the King sent 10,000 extra troops along the frontier.]]> 2017-09-27 14:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/191673088 s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192450326 In The Sugar Act many goods apart from sugar was banned to help pay the debt the mother country had after the war. Newly taxed goods include,  molasses, certain wines, coffee, pimiento, cambric and printed calico. Not only that, but export of lumber and iron were also taxed, and due to The Sugar Act the Rum industry had an immediate negative effect.]]> 2017-09-29 13:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192450326 s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192456196 When the Stamp Act was official printer paper, newspaper, legal documents, and more were paper related items were taxed. Patrick Henry, the man who made the Stamp Act resolves thought that the Americans should've had the same rights as the English and should only be taxed by their own representatives. ]]> 2017-09-29 13:57:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192456196 s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192459843 The purpose of the Townshend act was to impose duties on items imported into the colonies, hoping to defray the imperial expenses in the colonies. The colonists were mad at the new tax acts so protests were done, and one of the most favorite chants was " NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!"]]> 2017-09-29 14:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192459843 s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192637930 On March 5, what started as the patriots throwing rocks or snowballs at the royal soldiers turned into one of the most important causes to the American Revolution. After the shooting of the royal soldiers 5 of the colonists were fatally injured and died later or had already died.]]> 2017-09-30 03:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192637930 s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192672481 As a protest against taxation, The Sons of Liberty led by leader Samuel Adams dressed up as indians, boarded 3 British tea ships, and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. Due to their actions the Parliament would later go on to establish more acts as punishment.]]> 2017-09-30 13:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192672481 s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192673727 The Intolerable Acts were a series of laws enacted in 1774 in response to the actions of the colonist at The Boston Tea Party. Two of the main acts were the Boston port act and the Quartering act. The Boston port act was to close off the Boston port until the cost of damage from the Boston Tea Party was recovered. While the Quartering act stated that you were to allow the royal soldiers stay in your house if the barracks were full or unavailable.]]> 2017-09-30 13:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192673727 s107538 https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192675150 On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was adopted by the second Continental Congress. The document  announced the 13 colonies, meaning the 13 colonies were independent sovereign states and no longer would be under British rule. Theses states would later found the United States of america.]]> 2017-09-30 13:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/s107538/emll1j503q1p/wish/192675150