American+Revolution

AMERICAN REVOLUTION!!! :D

American Revolution



Britain-Prospective



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What did you find that you agreed with from the British perspective? What did you disagree with? Why? I don't agree nor disagree with anything stated in the article. One reason is because everyone has their own point of view and thoughts. Also, if we were from Britain at the time, we would consider Americans terrorists just like how we consider British terrorists.

Abigail Adams! Abigail Adams was married to John Adams and was later the second president of the United States. Britain's prospective on her was probably that she was one of the main causes for American Revolution. One reason is because, as i said, she was the second president of United States, which means she has control over many actions that may occur. Also, she was married to John Adams, who made a big impact on the American Revolution. Summary on perspective! :) Many people have their own perspective on several events that occur/occured. In my opinion, a perspective is how you view something and how u respond to it. Also, I believe that nobodies perspective can be incorrect or should be judged. Finally, everybody has their own perspective, like how they have their own opinion.

**__Tornado Tax article__** most people wont contribute money to school food anymore
 * this will impact my life because it will cause an increase in what I pay
 * I think there are enough taxes and their shouldn't be anymore
 * This tax will hurt schools and parents more

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Sugar Act! My opinion on the sugar act is that it is extremely unreasonable. Who likes taxes? NOBODY! So who would want to pay them? Most likely, nobody would even attemp to pay them. Even if they did pay them, its very predictable that it won't be long until some protests start. Finally, it will put a huge negative impact on the economy and will cause more problems than needed.

There are many reasons why you should acknowledge other perspectives although you may disagree. One reason is because no perspective can be wrong. Also, it is important to know other opinions on situations. Finally, although you may disagree at first, you could possibly agree afterwards.
 * __ Why is it important to acknowledge other perspectives even if we disagree? __**

__** What is a stamp? **__ __** ﻿ **__ A stamp is a sticker that you post on a letter or any sort of mail you are sending. Also, you must pay for them (stamps).

A direct tax is borne entirely by the entity that pays it, and cannot be passed onto another entity.
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 * **__ ﻿ __** I think the difference between a direct and indirect tax is that a direct tax is focused onto a specific target and an indirect tax is a tax not directed to a specific target.
 * A direct tax is directed to specific products and is shown. An indirect tax is a tax not directed towrards a specific product.
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 * A tax that increases the price of a good so that consumers are actually paying the tax by paying more for the products.
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examples of indirect tax:
 * fuel
 * gas
 * cigarettes

Homework!!

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 * 1) I think the colonists were furious about the stamp act!
 * 2) I think they would be very mad!

Do Now 11/3/10

The townshend acts, which were a series of laws passed beginning in 1767 by the parliament of great britain relating to the british colonies in North America, caused many problems. The colonists were very angry and reacted by boycotting and created letters/essays. Soon after, the Boston Massacre erupted.

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Compare the 2 images:


 * image 1 has color.
 * image 1 makes british look bad
 * image 2 makes it look like both armys are at fault.

Guilty or not guilty? : I would find them guilty because they were the ones that started the whole thing. If one of them never hit the other with anything, the one that was attacked wouldn't of fell and shot his gun.

View on decision: i believe the decision of having the british not guilty would be unjustified! They were the ones that caused the whole shananogans! Why should everyone else suffer because of their stupidity?!

I think it should not ever be justified! It may be a possibility that it might happen, but in my opinion, it shouldn't. I believe it shouldn't because there are many other ways to solve a situation without the consequences of pain. Also, hurting someone and fining them could cause the same amount of hurt, financially or physically. So they might as well not hurt people.
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Timeline!:

Keyterms! 11/15/10 :
 * stamp act-the act in which there was a tax on stamps
 * sugar act-the act in which there was a tax on sugar
 * townshend acts-indirect taxes placed on imported goods
 * boston massacre-battle where many people were killed or hurt
 * boston tea party- an act in which tea was dumped in the boston harbor
 * parliament-group of people who decide laws and make decisions
 * perspective-peoples thoughts
 * continental congress-convention of delegates from the colonies to create tolerable acts

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 * arms and ammunition-weapons, bullets, and guns (muskets)
 * minutemen-members of a group of certain men[citizens "in a minute"(normal people)] from the American colonial military during the American Revolutionary War.
 * militia-everyday people trained as soldiers
 * british regular-foot soldiers of the british ARMY also known as the "redcoats"
 * alarm riders-people who alarm/warned minutemen of "attacks"
 * Paul Revere-The American silversmith and patriot during the American Revolution who was the most famous alaarm rider
 * Joseph Warren-a doctor and general in the American Revoloution and the only leader not wanted by the british


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 * Difference between minutemen and militia- militia between ages 18-60 and had to be a patriot. Minutemen were people taken from the militia
 * british regulars wore red because it was most easy to see (advantage)
 * muskets create lots of smoke
 * paul revere-most famous alarm rider
 * british didn't want Joseph Warren because he was a doctor for many british soldiers (used job as way to get through to british soldiers)

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 * Major Pitcairn-British marine who started the American Revolution! >:(
 * Lieutenant Francis Smith-British commander


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I think April 19, 1775 was the colonists fault because they were the ones that started this whole problem.

The reason for going out shooting for their rights even though they know they have a high risk of dying is because people didn't want to die without a fight!

-Killing is against religion so why would there be a minister not stopping anything? ||
 * I see || It means ||
 * * Muskets
 * militia(about 20 people) and British soldiers(about 200 people)
 * drums
 * sad women
 * women in houses
 * minister || * weapons used to fight battles
 * militia doesn't have a good chance
 * show they are not afraid
 * their men are battling and could lose their lives
 * protection
 * they were very religious-

__** Homework: **__ If i was asked to battle against my own government soldiers, I would not follow along unless I was leaving right after, and that's only if I'm still alive! But if you stay alive but also stay settled there, you would still have to deal with them but things would be way worse because you fought them.

On April 19, 1775, all the years of fighting for political rights were stood up for! But as we all know, nobody wants to back down without a fight, and of course, the colonists went with that also. Standing on the green, the militia(Atleast 20) and British soldiers(at least 200) fought for their rights. If I was in this situation, i wouldn't fight them no matter what. First of all, they were fighting against their government. So if they lost, everything would go downhill from there.
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Why do you think Lexington Training band stood on the green?
 * So they couldn't run away
 * So they couldn't hide
 * So they can stand together as a union
 * To show they were brave
 * Show they were serious about fighting for their rights

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