The American Revolution by Maddie S https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0 en-us 2019-09-11 16:38:26 UTC 2026-02-22 00:03:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.pics/1/image.webp?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f9e9.png George Washington sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/382836058 1. Commanded the Continental army
2. He could exploit the military power and choose who would be qualified for what position
3. he agreed to work for free because the delegates did not trust him since he was commander for the British]]> 2019-09-11 16:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/382836058 People sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/382838205 2019-09-11 16:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/382838205 Documents sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/382838444 2019-09-11 16:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/382838444 King George III sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383740157 1. The Declaration of Independence had a list of grievances that he had done
2. He believed that it would be disastrous if America succeeded in the revolution
3. King of England during the American Revolution

]]> 2019-09-13 12:52:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383740157 Lord Cornwallis sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383740892 1. Famously defeated at the Siege of Yorktown which basically ended the American Revolution
2. He was the Lieutenant General
3. He was taken prisoner after the siege of Yorktown 

]]> 2019-09-13 12:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383740892 Paul Revere sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741167 1. he was a colonial activist
2. He played a key role in mobilizing the colonial activism that led to the Revolution
3.He was given the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts, with news that troops were about to march into the countryside northwest of Boston.]]> 2019-09-13 12:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741167 John Adams sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741335 1. He was a leader of the American revolution
2.He was a critic of the Stamp Act of 1765
3.He also spoke out against the Townshend Acts of 1767]]> 2019-09-13 12:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741335 John Hancock sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741505 1.Signer of the Declaration of Independence
2. He was the governor 
of Massachusetts 
3.He served as president of the Second Continental Congress]]> 2019-09-13 12:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741505 Thomas Jefferson sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741714 1. Was only 33 years old when he wrote the Declaration of Independence 
2.Tried to write slavery out of the Declaration of Independence
3. He was elected governor of Virginia in 1779]]> 2019-09-13 12:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741714 Thomas Paine sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741907 1.Wrote common sense and exposed all of the cruel things the king did 
2. helped with the departure of the colonies from the British crown
3. Wrote common sense in plain English so everyone knew what was going on ]]> 2019-09-13 12:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383741907 Declaration of Independence sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383745931 1. Written by Thomas Jefferson by force 
2. Many of the signees were forced to sign, they were scared because signing the document would be considered treason 
3. Guarantees equality to "all men" which will later help to end slavery]]> 2019-09-13 13:02:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383745931 Treaty of Paris sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383747529 1. Signed in Paris because it was considered a neutral location
2. Officially end s the revolutionary timeframe
3. It was effective immediately and caused the king to remove all forms of British government
]]> 2019-09-13 13:05:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383747529 Proclamation of 1763 sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383750052 1. Prohibited settlement of the Appalachian mountains 
2. first measure to affect all 13 colonies
3. only licensed traders would be allowed to travel west or deal with Indians]]> 2019-09-13 13:09:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383750052 Boston Massacre sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383751021 1. Paul Revere drew a controversial picture that caused friction between the people and the soldiers
2. A mob surrounded a group of British soldiers and started taunting and throwing things at them
3.The commander was yelling not to shoot but a young soldier shot and the rest followed]]> 2019-09-13 13:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383751021 Battle of Saratoga sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383751503 1. Realization that they couldn't win a war using gentlemen's warfare
2. Turning point in the American Revolution
3. Moved from gentleman's warfare to guerilla ]]> 2019-09-13 13:11:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383751503 Siege of Yorktown sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383752008 1. This was the end of the fighting but the war didn't end till 1748
2. Washington took Cornwallis as his prisoner, and would keep him, until he agreed to sign the treaty 
3. It was the last major land battle of the American Revolution]]> 2019-09-13 13:12:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383752008 Boston Tea Party sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383752385 1.They were dressed as Native Americans
2.This was used as a throwback to the French and Indian War 
3.They went onto several boats, and threw off all of the cargo on board]]> 2019-09-13 13:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383752385 French and Indian War sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383752686 1. Wanted to expand their land 
2.Ended up making the colonist fight the war as well
3. The king taxes the colonists so they can pay for the war]]> 2019-09-13 13:13:51 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383752686 Stamp Act sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383753254 1.the British levied a tax on legal documents, newspapers and playing cards in the North American colonies
2. the colonies were supposed to buy paper from Britain that had an official stamp on it that showed they had paid the tax
3.It pledged loyalty to the king]]> 2019-09-13 13:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383753254 Tea Act sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383754587 1. it was supposed to raise revenues from the 13 colonies
2. it was one of several measures placed upon the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government
3. it allowed the ships to travel directly to the American colonies without stopping in England to be taxed ]]> 2019-09-13 13:16:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383754587 Sugar Act sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383755532 1. it added a tax on refined sugar
2. it banned French wine and foreign rum importation
3. it was aimed toward ending the smuggling of sugar and molasses from the French and Dutch]]> 2019-09-13 13:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383755532 Lexington and Concord sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383759369 1. Beginning of the Revolutionary War
2. It was a two site conflict that the British lost because of Paul Revere
3. only eight Americans were killed ]]> 2019-09-13 13:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383759369 1st continental congress sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383764985 1. All of the colonies met except for Georgia  
2. They were trying to decide whether or not to declare war and ask or independence
3.ended up sending Ben Franklin to England so he could plead their case and decided to wait one year. Ben didn't make it back in time]]> 2019-09-13 13:35:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383764985 2nd Continental Congress sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383765146 1. They needed a Declaration of independence
2. They made Washington the General of the troops
3. many of the delegates didn't trust Washington so he decided to work without pay for six years ]]> 2019-09-13 13:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/383765146 Benjamin Franklin sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/384783896 1. sent to England to try and plea their case
2. Ended up being put under house arrest 
3. Didn't make it back in time ]]> 2019-09-16 16:21:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/384783896 Acts sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/385896123 2019-09-18 12:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/385896123 Major Event sangus2014 https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/385896568 2019-09-18 12:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sangus2014/pnzc32bq36g0/wish/385896568