https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn Made with an open mind en-us 2017-04-07 16:09:05 UTC 2017-04-07 16:51:06 UTC hello@padlet.com 00merser84882 https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165426946 In the 1600s and 1700s, Great Britain held a vast empire with colonies all over the world.

]]> 2017-04-07 16:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165426946 00merser84882 https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165430982 the new colonies because they held certain religious beliefs that European governments would not tolerate, and they wanted to live under rulers who shared their beliefs. Places like Rhode Island were safe havens for these groups.]]> 2017-04-07 16:40:00 UTC https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165430982 00merser84882 https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165431513 Beginning in 1754, Britain fought the French and Indian War on North American soil, and soon they realized they needed some way to pay for it. In order to raise money, they passed several taxes that all the American colonies had to pay.]]> 2017-04-07 16:41:57 UTC https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165431513 00merser84882 https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165433338 The colonists found out about this ahead of time, and a small group of minutemen, or American civilian soldiers, met them on the way. At this small skirmish, eight minutemen died but only one British soldier was hurt.]]> 2017-04-07 16:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165433338 00merser84882 https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165433565 Over the next year, the 13 colonies met and debated over whether they should declare their independence from Britain. The decision was difficult, for there was no guarantee they would win the war. Each colony sent representatives to the Second Continental Congress]]> 2017-04-07 16:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/00merser84882/qfvqqbdoktn/wish/165433565