American+Revolution




 * Write a paragraph explaining how you feel a British person would feel about the American Revolution.**

A British person would feel that the American Revolution could have been a huge victory. If they hadn’t given up they could have gained control of a larger amount of land which in turn could give British a huge amount of power and wealth. A British person could also react with an uncaring approach because they did choose to give up, they could’ve continued to battle it out for the land but they didn’t. It depends on their views. They could be upset with that decision to give up or they could support it.

-Building a mosque on ground zero -Gay-marriage -Legalizing marijuana -Lindsay Lohan going to jail for 14-days rather than 90 -The Lawyer who refused to say the Pledge of Allegiance in jail
 * What are some modern day issues on which there are verying perspectives?**

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__**The Sugar Act**__ The Sugar Acts stated that the colonists had to pay taxes on sugar. Colonists paid taxes on sugar and the taxes went to the king. __**Get the Gist**__

Document 7: British 7 Years War Debt 1.)Who or What?: The American colonists, the British, and taxes. 2.) The colonists paid the lowest taxes and British colonist paid higher ones resulting in Britain's debt. 3.) Britain paid the highest taxes resulting in its debt.

Idea: British taxes helped to relieve the country of its debt from the 7 years war.

Even though the taxes would help to pay off some of their debt there would be some major consequences because people would get angry and leave like the pilgrims did. They are under the control of the British so they should atleast pay British taxes.

Document 1: The Magna Carta Idea: No free man should be taxed. They all have human rights. The British shouldn't have the right to tax.

Document 3: The Mayflower Compact Idea: The pilgrims left England because of the taxes so there should be no taxes or they would lose all of their colonists. The pilgrims left for religious freedom and to escape taxation.

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__**The First Continental Congress**__ Who? - Representatives from every coloony except Georgia What? - The "Intolerable Acts" were the topic of discussion. When? September 5, 1774 Where? The First Continental Congress Why? The colonies didn't want to pay anymore of the British's taxes. How? They decide to boycott British good and try to strengthen the colony's rights

__**NEWS ARTICLE**__
Representatives from every colony have come together today, September 5, 1774, to discuss the topic of the Intolerable Acts. The colonies don't want to pay anymore of the British' taxes so they have come together to try to boycott them. They have boycotted British goods and are trying to strengthen the colony's rights. All colonies agree, however, Georgia didn't attend this meeting.

Arms and Ammunition - Weapons used during war and battles. Guns and bullets. Muskets. Minutemen - Volunteers who worked in the militia. Soldiers who took 1 minute to get ready. Colonial soldiers. Militia - A military force. A civilian army. British Regular - "red coats" Alarm Riders - People who rang church bells as signals. People who rode around to tell people something bad is happening. Paul Revere - A patriot in the American Revolution. The most famous alarm rider. Joseph Warren - A major general during the American Revolution and a doctor. He was the only unwanted Patriot leader.
 * Definitions:**

CCQ - It's wrong that women were forced to stay inside and do nothing while men had all the power. Women may not have power in politics or on the battlefield but at home they had a lot of power. Only one of the mark-ups is highlighted. The rest didn't show up, however, in the text there are blue characters which are my mark-ups.

**11/17/10**

 * I see.../I hear...

-Drums

- Men standing in a line waiting.

-A reverend is standing outside with the army.

- The men singing

- The British army is preparing to shoot.

-The army leader of the colonies telling his men to run away

- A man shot from behind a stone wall.

-Men from the colonies getting shot more than the red coats.

-A man is riding his horse yelling.

-The men are running into the woods ||  || It means...

- The red coats are coming.

- They are waiting for battle.

- He is the guy people go to for advice. He was there to make sure everyone was okay.

-They are singing a church hymn.

-They are ready for battle.

-He knows they are going to lose the battle because there are too many red coats.

-Neither sides had the first shot. Because the gun was fired both sides began firing too.

-They were extremely outnumbered.

-It means that he is warning the men to prepare for their coming.

-They are running away from the shooting || Summary- The battles of Lexington and Concord started at Lexington Green when a man from behind a stone wall fired the first shot which created a huge misunderstanding on both sides which caused both sides to think that the opposing army fired first. After that the red coats began firing and the colonists tried to run away. In Concord the colonists hid behind stone walls and trees to hide themselves from the red coats when they passed by and then they started shooting.


 * Homework 11/17/10**

I wouldn't take up arms against my government after watching the opening scenes of the movie. However, I would do so only if I was going to be killed anyway or if my family was in danger. I wouldn't go down without a fight. I wouldn't fight because in the movie the colonists were greatly outnumbered and had no chance. The red coats were too powerful and created a lot of fear. I would be too scared knowing that I was just waiting and asking for my death. I would've listened to the general when he told the colonists to run away because I couldn't fight. Women probably didn't fight because they didn't have power in politics and war but if some of them were asked to I doubt they would even want to. It would be so much easier to just stay home then risk your life on the battlefield.

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[|Legacy-of-Conflict[1.pdf]] Most of the British soldiers told accounts of the Battles of Lexington and Concord and said that only 1 or 2 of their soldiers were wounded or killed and on the other hand a lot more colonists died and were wounded on the battlefield. The colonists tell about how they shot down and wounded British soldiers and their military strategies and never really say how many people were killed and wounded on their side because it isn't so impressive.

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Do Now 11-23-10 I think the Lexington Training Band (militia) stood on the Green on April 19, 1775 to give support the militia and to play the drums to create fear in their enemies.

Topic: Boston Massacre Evidence: A video that shows what happened to start the Boston Massacre and a picture of the Boston Massacre Analysis: Once the British sent out soldiers they were just asking for the American colonists to fight back. The American colonists were already fed up with all the British taxes they were forced to pay. They didn't want to pay anymore so every time the British would impose another tax they would get angrier. At this point the Americans were so mad that they fought back with snowballs. If they had guns they would've probably been tempted to use them because once the British soldiers came to impose the taxes and the first snowballs were thrown war was inevitable. After the Boston Massacre They must have been mad since five people on their side died. They probably wanted a real fight so they could be armed and ready to fight back.

Topic: First Continental Congress Evidence: Picture of the continental army and pictures and videos of different taxes imposed on the American colonists. During the First Continental Congress it was decided that Americans should form an armed militia. Analysis: Before the First Continental Congress war had already become inevitable because the colonists wanted to fight back because of all the taxes imposed on them. At the First Continental Congress, the American colonists, besides those in Georgia, had decided that they would create a militia. They had to have wanted to form the army for a reason and their only reason would be to fight the British. There would be no stopping the Americans from fighting if it was already in their mind to use the soldiers for war.

Topic: Battles of Lexington and Concord Evidence: Pictures of the battle and the continental army Analysis: Once the colonists created an army they went to battle and fought in the battles of Lexington and Concord. They were prepared to fight the British. There was no backing down at this point. War was inevitable.

Topic: American Revolution Evidence: Sending out Soldiers, Boston Massacre, First Continental Congress, Battles of Lexington and Concord. Pictures of the American Revolution. Analysis: Because the British colonists sent out soldiers to impose taxes the colonists became angry and wanted to fight the British. At the Boston Massacre the colonists started throwing snowballs at the British because they didn't want them there. The British started shooting and 5 people died. After this event, 12 of the 13 colonies had held the First Continental Congress. They were told to start a militia. In doing this, it meant that there was going to be war. Once they created the militia they went to battle and fought in the Battles of Lexington and Concord, proving that because they made a militia they were bound to fight.

__**12/19/20 HOMEWORK**__
We had gotten ready to cross the Delaware. General Washington’s 2000 men had climbed into the boats. Once we got to the other side, we marched, We came across a small house. We were told that four Hessians were living there. They were drunk so we attacked. I stayed outside. We continued marching, we were prepared for battle. We passed houses with scared women and children. We finally got to the battlefield. The British were not prepared to fight. General Washington led a surprise attack. When we got there British soldiers were trying to get ready to fight fast enough but we were already shooting. We dragged out a canon and fired. The next thing I know, one of our men took his rifle and shot Colonel Rall. I heard a British soldier yell and then I heard silence. The British knelt to the ground, dropped their weapons, and surrendered. We had won the war. None of our men were wounded or injured. It was a miracle. 2000 men against 20,000 seemed almost impossible but we did it.



Congress can't pass laws that prevent you from practicing your religion, your right to free speech, your freedom to peaceably assemble, your freedom of press, your freedom of expression or any law that prevents you from telling the Government what is wrong.

Amendment - change to the Constitution. Constitution limits and guards the power of the government.

The Bill of Rights were written so that we could have a right to freedom of speech, religion, and press. Also, so that we could have a right to bear arms, you do not have to answer any questions that could incarcerate you, and the police have a right to search your house with a warrant or without but only if you are under suspicion. Also, double jeopardy allows you to avoid being tried for the same trial twice. The eighth amendment saves you from cruel and unusual punishment.

**Activity: Can You Say That?**
1.) First Amendment: Free Speech, Freedom of the Press 2.) The student had a right to write whatever they wanted. 3.) It is not fair that other articles were cut from the newspaper. 4.) It's not fair that the article was cut because the students were just reporting on an issue. 5.) It does make a difference that the kids weren't trying to hurt anyone's feelings because they didn't know any better. 6.) It doesn't affect the parents because their names were not mentioned.
 * Students**

1.) There should be a policy against certain writing because the principal is the head of the //school// newspaper. 2.) The article coudl create a negative learning environment. 3.) The articles that were cut from the newspaper could have been reprinted in another edition. 4.) It is fair that the article was cut even though it was reporting facts because the principal didn't agree with it being there so, being the head of the paper, the principal had it removed. 5.) It doesn't make a difference that the kids weren't trying to hurt anyone's feelin because there was a possibility that they could have. 6.) It wouldn't be fair to the parents because it is there own personal lives.
 * Principal**