https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution Social Studies Padlet en-us 2018-12-06 15:29:00 UTC 2018-12-06 15:51:00 UTC hello@padlet.com 2220413 https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311855822 During the American Revolution the people living in the colonies at the time, who were seen as a lower class to those who lived in Great Britain, revolted against the corrupt government in Great Britain.]]> 2018-12-06 15:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311855822 2220413 https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311856414 The French revolted against their own corrupt government. They demanded change in the rights of each social class due to the unjust laws that affected the lower classes. Some of the laws included the prices could be determined by whomever was selling the product causing a significant amount of people to go into debt, and only the lower classes having to pay debt while the higher classes didn't have to pay.]]> 2018-12-06 15:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311856414 2220413 https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311857323 Similar to each situation both of the "lower classes" revolted against their own government because of unfair treatment in comparison to the "higher classes."]]> 2018-12-06 15:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311857323 2220413 https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311858602 The colonist revolted because the government in Great Britain was being unfair. The people living in the colonies had no representation but were still being taxed. The colonist knew that the only way to change the way they were forced to live their lives was to revolt against the government, because if they didn't the government would keep treating them the same. There is even a possibility that the government would have made things harder for those in the colonies.]]> 2018-12-06 15:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311858602 2220413 https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311859912 In France most people revolted because the higher social classes, the clergy and nobility, were given unfair advantages over the other class. The clergy and nobility both had a significantly higher say in the government, but they did not have to pay taxes and they still got top jobs. Lower classes, including bourgeoise, urban workers, and peasants, knew that the only way for change was to do it aggressively. The government believed they were better in every way and would have never aloud the lower class to make a fool of them.]]> 2018-12-06 15:37:39 UTC https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311859912 2220413 https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311861877 Both revolted because the "higher classes" were given more rights than others. The "higher class," for the most part, didn't have to suffer nearly as much as the "lower classes" did. ]]> 2018-12-06 15:40:48 UTC https://padlet.com/2220413/AmericanRevolution/wish/311861877