American+Revolution

__**10/5/2010 American Revolution from colonists point of view :**__

__**10/5/2010 American Revolution Article :**__ media type="custom" key="7101795" __**HOMEWORK of 10/5/2010:**__ __**Respond to the article you read about the American revolution**__ I agree with everything the author said in the article. The author mentioned that the British were clumsy which I agree with because they did not know how to handle taxes or work things out with the colonies. Maybe if the British listened to what the colonist had to say like the author mentioned, they wouldn't have lost control of the colonies.
 * __10/5/2010 American Revolution British point of view :__**


 * __10/5/2010 American Revolution Wordle from Britain point of view with Eumie :__**



__**Phyllis Wheatley:**__ Phyllis Wheatley (her last name isn't really Wheatly1) was a 7-year old girl shipped from Africa to be a slave. She was sold to Susannah and John Wheatly. The Wheatlys taught Phyllis to read and write, by the age of 12, she was able to read Latin and Greek classics including the bible. By the age of 13 Phyllis Wheatley wrote her first poem about the great Evangelist, George Whitefield talking about his his tragic death. After this poem she became famous and was able to publish another book which include 39 of her poems. Phyllis' poems showed people that slavery was wrong, but everyone realized that until she died. The Wheatleys freed her, in 1778 she married a freed African-American and died because of poverty. People today still use her poems to show slavery was wrong and she participated into ending it even if it what in a small way.

__**Do Now 10/6/2010**__

Perspective is a point of view I don't agree with the tax the government is passing because raising money on junk food will not increase healthy eating if fast food chains are still open. This is stupid!!!
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__**Sugar Act:**__

I think the Sugar Act was a bad idea because it obviously did not help the economy and the colonist had to spend extra money they could save.

__**Do Now:**__ 10/19/2010

A stamp is a sticker that you place on the back of an envelope or package. It usually has a picture of an important representing the country.


 * Direct Tax:** Is a tax that you actually have to pay for ( Take out money and pay for)- Eumie: A tax for something specific
 * Indirect Tax:** A tax that is automatically taken by the government- Eumie: Something in general


 * Indirect Tax:** An indirect tax increases the price of a good so that people actually paying the tax by paying more for the products.
 * Direct Tax:** Shows up on the receipt


 * Activity 1:**

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 * Work for 10/21/2010**

Yes, because it isn't taken out automatically, you pay more for the product with the tax. In simpler words, it shows up on your receipt.
 * Is the stamp act a direct tax?**
 * Activity 2:**
 * Never got to it**


 * 10/25/2010-Resolution of the Stamp Act Congress**:

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 * 10/25/2010-APPARTS for Stamp Act:**

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 * Activity 3:**

It was obvious the colonist did not like the Stamp Act tax. I am sure that they were happy that they didn't have to pay the tax, which is good, because if we were all colonists we would have done the same thing especially since we didn't have a representative. But, we also have to think about the British, after all they did help out the British and they did establish the colonies.

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the British soldiers as guilty or not guilty Resolution:

I think the most peaceful resolution that the Colonies and British can come to is that the Colonists pay the tax and get a representative in Britain.

The Townshend Acts were a series of laws that were passed by the British Parliment which stated that the Parliment had the right to tax them. The colonists rebeled which caused the Boston Massacre.
 * __Homework: 11/2/2010 / Do Now: 11/3/2010__**
 * __Homework: 11/2/2010 / Do Now: 11/3/2010__**

In the second image that was later painted shows what really happened, it shows that the Colonists actually fought back.
 * Boston Massacre**: __**11**.3.2010__

I think they defineed them as guilty because they were taxed when they did not want to be taxed so the British soldiers were the perfecr opprotunity to get revenge.
 * __Do you think the courtroom defined the British soldiers as guilty or not guilty ?__**

I do agree with the judges decision because the colonists instagated the soldiers and when they're captain went down all they could do was what the colonists asked which was to fire. But they did it out of instinct and not to create a chaos.
 * __Homework: 11/3/2010__**

I think government is a group of people that run a country or territory together. There are necessary parts of government because some things things need to be controlled such as money, war, laws ect....
 * __Do Now: 11/4/2010__**

__**Theocracy:**__ A place where people dont have a say and the leader is chosen by God __**Direct Democracy:**__ When all people are part of the country can vote on whether on certain laws should be passed or not they can also vote on who can make laws or fire and choose who makes the laws __**Representative Democracy:**__ When people will choose someone that will listen to them and tell others what it is that everyone should listen and it is free and fair when the majority votes on one thing __**Sing-Part State:**__ Type of government where a person has complete power where no one had a say or go against the other person

I think that single party state isthe less efficent because when one person votes it is not as effective. Direct democracy is the best because that is how we run our country

I think the British will try to take control once again and that will triger the American Revolution.
 * __Homework: 11/4/2010__**

__**American Revolution Timeline:**__



__**Our issue :**__ Have everyone stop using school paper and buy there own.
 * Paper Shortages
 * __What we're going to do ?__**
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 * __First Contenantinal Congress:__**
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I see a close up of Massachusetts and I thinki it means the ways people of the Congress took to meet
 * __Do Now: 11/16/2010__**

I think the Colonists want to start fight with the British because they have been trying to get a point across for a long time and have not received a pleasant answer from parliment.

Vocab Words: //Arms and ammunition : Weapons// //Minutemen : There are trained more than the common army they were not enlisted they were volunteers// //Militia : A body of citizens enrolled in an army service.// //British Regular : A british foot soldier of the British Army --> Redcoats// //Alarm Riders : Warned Minutemen of attacks// //Paul Revere : Most famous Alamrm Revere// //Joseph Warren : A doctor, only leader in New England that is not WANTED//



Who do you think was a fault in April 19, 1775 ? I think that the colonists were at fault because they instigated the fight and they were shooting the aremy that was protecting them.
 * Do Now:**


 * The colonists decided to start a war with the army because they were told that the British Army was going to kill themm anyways. The colonists decided they wanted to die with a fight.**
 * Homework : 11/17/2010**
 * 1) They didnt really clash ... more like ran away really fast
 * 2) We didnt see training in the movie
 * 3) The document dont provide some of the information the movie provided like the sound of the drums or the young boy who was part of it.
 * 4) I like the movie better because you can feel what they're feeling

__**Homework for 11/18/2010:**__

The PDF isnt a great recourse about the American Revolution because I think that it was more teacher and book oriented than teenage oriented it just stated the facts instead of getting us interested into the topic.

__**Do Nod take w for 11/19/2010:**__

The British stood on the Green because they didnt mean any harm and came peaceful and because they were there because of what they believe in.

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 * Websites 12/22/2010**

Jennifer : ~ Visual – We need George washington ~ Decription ~Extensions into Glogster I think that Jen’s website was well constructed but could use some color to make it stand out more Kristen : ~ Questions ~Visuals ~ Facts about why people should join the Continental Armmy ~ Accurate Facts ~ Although the Website seemed a little plain ( No colors and such things ) ~ Pulled it off in 20 minutes. Kristens website was pulled together quickly after her old website crashed Andrew : ~ Music ~ Slide ~ Nice Visuals ~Accounts from soldiers perspective Andreew’s website was wel constructed and very eye catching Eumie : ~ Wordle ~ Colorful Slogans & Pictures ~ Accounts from soldiers point of view ~ Reasons for why people should join the army ~ Separate tabs Eumie’s website was well pulled together Thomas : ~ Catchy Sologan ~ Numbers of Soldiers captured & killed ~ Real accounts of slodiers ~Accounts before & after Battle of Trenton Thomas’ website was the best. Well constructed and pulled together & eye catching.