https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj The American Revolution en-us 2020-09-24 17:07:19 UTC 2024-05-16 20:37:26 UTC hello@padlet.com mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777383418 An Act passed by the British Parliament in which enforced a tax on tea to Americans, and furthermore secured the British East India Company to have a monopoly on tea in the colonies.]]> 2020-09-24 19:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777383418 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777389936 A series of laws passed by the British parliament in order to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party and otherwise protest against British taxation.]]> 2020-09-24 19:42:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777389936 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777394074 Battles that started off the American Revolution. After years of building tension between Colonists and the British, these battles (in the towns of Lexington and Concord) marked the first military presence in the war.]]> 2020-09-24 19:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777394074 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777397553 Patriots, during the Revolutionary War, were colonists who rejected British rule and fought for independence.]]> 2020-09-24 19:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777397553 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777403463 Minutemen were colonists who were self-trained to go into battle at a minute's notice. ]]> 2020-09-24 19:46:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777403463 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777410066 George Washington was the Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, and later the first president of the United States.]]> 2020-09-24 19:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777410066 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777413232 Being one of the earliest battles in the war, Patriots were attempting to delay British attacks. Provoking a battle instead, they lost.]]> 2020-09-24 19:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777413232 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777419622 Although the battle was small, it was extremely important. It broke a common tradition of not fighting on Christmas; the battle took place on Christmas day, 1776.]]> 2020-09-24 19:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777419622 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777422322 Preceding the Battle of Trenton, George Washington crossed the Delaware river with other patriots in order to carry out a surprise onslaught on the British.]]> 2020-09-24 19:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777422322 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777427614 This battle marked the official "turning point" of the war, where it became clear that patriots had the upper hand. It was not one battle, but two battles eighteen days apart, and resulted in a win for the patriots.]]> 2020-09-24 19:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777427614 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777430036 This is a non-traditional military tactic in which typically untrained individuals carry out attacks such as raids in smaller groups to take out larger militaries.]]> 2020-09-24 19:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777430036 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777433145 This battle was the official end of the Revolutionary War, where the British surrendered.]]> 2020-09-24 19:56:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777433145 mykayla_237566 https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777434923 2020-09-24 19:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mykayla_237566/uoyfiu3d6rhnjsbj/wish/777434923