https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w 1st Hour en-us 2018-11-05 14:17:55 UTC 2026-02-21 14:20:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Bigthunderstorm.png lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300477483 Prime Minister George Grenville told the Parliament to tax the colonists. They needed the money to pay for the army protecting North america from the Indian attacks.]]> 2018-11-05 14:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300477483 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300478426 Samuel Adams founded the Committees of Correspondence which boycotted the buying of British goods. The boycott spread to other colonies.]]> 2018-11-05 14:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300478426 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300480426 On March 5, 1770 a lone British soldier struck a colonist after having an argument. A crowd gathered and soon a small army of British soldiers appeared. After many insults and fights the British fired into the crowd, instantly killing three men.]]> 2018-11-05 14:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300480426 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300484261 On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists dressed as Native Americans sneaked on three ships filled with tea. They then proceeded to dump over 340 tea chests into the Boston Harbor. ]]> 2018-11-05 14:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300484261 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300488196 1. Boston Harbor was closed until Boston paid for the ruined tea.
2. Massachussets charter was canceled. The governor decided if and when the legislature could meet.
3. Royal officials accused of crimes were sent to Britain for trial. this let them face a friendlier judge and jury.
4. A new Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers.
5. The Quebec Act gave a large amount of land to the colony of Quebec.
6. General Thomas Gage became the new governor of Massachussets.]]> 2018-11-05 14:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300488196 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300981100 Prime Minister Grenville started the Stamp Act. This meant that the colonists had to pay for an official stamp or seal when they bought paper items. Tax had to be paid on legal documents, licenses, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards, to name a few.]]> 2018-11-06 14:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300981100 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300984804 British ships blocked the Boston Harbor, shutting it down for trade. It punished both patriots and loyalists.]]> 2018-11-06 14:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300984804 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300986224 The British wanted to sever the unity between the colonies, but it had backfired. Other colonies sent goods to Boston, creating a tighter bond between them. Other colonies also teamed up with the Sons of Liberty.]]> 2018-11-06 14:22:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300986224 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300988055 The :Parliament had practiced salutatory neglect, which fostered individualism among the colonists. But now, colonial assemblies had little effect on the Parliament. The colonist had no direct representatives from the parliament.]]> 2018-11-06 14:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300988055 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300989672 This was the leading cause of the American Revolution. If not for this war, the British would not have dept to which they had pay. They had to tax the colonists to pay for this debt.]]> 2018-11-06 14:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300989672 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300991014 This act allowed tax collectors to search for smuggled goods. It angered merchants and colonists because they would come onto ships, taking away privacy.]]> 2018-11-06 14:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300991014 lolwipai https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300992103 Paul Revere drew a picture of what had happened at the Boston Massacre, and it spread throughout the colonies. It was used as propaganda to rebel, against the British.]]> 2018-11-06 14:31:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lolwipai/ngg4c1ex629w/wish/300992103