https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk Created by: John Bland 3A en-us 2020-01-30 19:11:12 UTC 2020-02-03 18:37:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30e.png john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439062733 The Navigation Acts (1651, 1660) were acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.]]> 2020-02-01 00:53:18 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439062733 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063030 The French and Indian War pitted the colonies of British America against those of New France, each side supported by military units from the parent country and by American Indian allies.]]> 2020-02-01 00:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063030 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063147 The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp.]]> 2020-02-01 00:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063147 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063273 Taxation without representation is the act of being taxed by an authority without the benefit of having elected representatives. The term became part of an anti-British slogan when the original 13 American colonies aimed to revolt against the British Empire.
"No taxation without representation"]]> 2020-02-01 00:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063273 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063446 The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773, at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. American colonists, frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.]]> 2020-02-01 00:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063446 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063613 The United States Declaration of Independence is the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress meeting at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1776.]]> 2020-02-01 00:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063613 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063802 Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He previously served as the second vice president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.

“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”]]> 2020-02-01 01:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063802 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063988 The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. It was approved, after much debate, by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification. ]]> 2020-02-01 01:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439063988 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064118 constitutional convention is a gathering for the purpose of writing a new constitution or revising an existing constitution. Members of a constitutional convention (sometimes referred to as "delegates" to a constitutional convention) are often, though not necessarily or entirely, elected by popular vote.]]> 2020-02-01 01:02:51 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064118 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064289 The separation of powers is a model for the governance of a state. Under this model, a state's government is divided into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities so that powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches.]]> 2020-02-01 01:04:03 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064289 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064377 Federalism is the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system.]]> 2020-02-01 01:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064377 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064468 the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.]]> 2020-02-01 01:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064468 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064604 The supporters of the proposed Constitution called themselves "Federalists." Their adopted name implied a commitment to a loose, decentralized system of government. In many respects "federalism" — which implies a strong central government — was the opposite of the proposed plan that they supported.]]> 2020-02-01 01:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064604 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064695 The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym "Publius" to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. ]]> 2020-02-01 01:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064695 john_bland_915 https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064763 The Anti-Federalists were a group of Americans who objected to the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and opposed final ratification of the U.S. Constitution as approved by the Constitutional Convention in 1787.]]> 2020-02-01 01:07:22 UTC https://padlet.com/john_bland_915/jr7fcjnk4thk/wish/439064763