American+revolution

Colonial views on American revolution.

British views on American revolution.

Do now: 10/8/20 There are many modern day issues which there are varying views on such as: -drugs -smoking -underage sex -drinking -racism -oil spill -poverty

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11/2/10: Townshend acts- The video is about the townshend acts and how the colonists reacted to their enforcement.

11/3/10 The colonists protested the townshend acts by..... I think the example just shown in class was the colonists fault for starting trouble with the british soldiers.
 * Rioting.
 * Effigies.
 * Refusal to pay tax.
 * Boycotting.

The difference between the two pictures are that in one picture the colonists are attacking the british and in the second one they are not.

First continental congress-11/15/10- who,what,why.when,where. Newspaper article. __**The First Continental Congress**__ The First Continental Congress began when 12 colonists from 12 of the 13 colonies decided to meet. They had this meeting in response to the Coercive acts put in place by the British which angered them and the rest of the colonies. The 12 colonists decided to meet on September 5,1774 in Philadelphia.

11/15/10- **Road to Revolution- Key Terms**
 * 1. Taxation without representation-** The act in which the British created new ways to tax the colonies with no one to represent the colonists.
 * 2. Direct Tax-** A tax paid directly to the British government from the colonists it was imposed on.
 * 3. Sugar Act-** A tax created by the British which taxed the colonists on sugar.
 * 4. Stamp Act-** A tax on paper, paint, lead, etc.
 * 5. Townshend Acts-** Also taxed glass, paper, lead and paint and was put in place a year after the removal of the Stamp Acts.
 * 6. Boston Massacre-** An incident in Boston in which several colonists were injured and killed after being fired upon by British soldiers acting in self defense.
 * 7. Boston tea party-** When the Sons of liberty dressed up as Indians and threw tea off of a boat.
 * 8. Political Tactic-** A method of changing politics; for example, when The sons of Liberty used mob tactics against British tax collectors to intimidate them from collecting taxes.

11/16/10- Key terms- Arms and ammunition- Guns and bullets. Minutemen- Men who who ready to fight in a minute. Militia- Civilian Army. British regular- Red coat: British army. Alarm Riders- People who sounded alarms on horses. Paul Revere- Some dude on a horse. Joseph Warren- American doctor who helped inform the colonists about the british.

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List of possible points of views on this event- 1. The colonists: The colonists were sick of Britain's abuse and decided to fight back before the British took their ability to do so away. 2. The British: They felt they had to take the colonist's weapons away before they could use them against the British army, and that the colonists were ignorant Yankees who had to be stopped.

11/17/10-Homework- After watching the opening scenes of the American Revolution, had you been asked to take up arms against your own government soldiers under what circumstances would you agree to do so? Is it possible you might never do so? Explain why.

If I had been asked to take arms against my government, it was take a lot to get me to agree to do so. Only under the circumstances in which they threatened my life, my family's lives, or my friends lives would I agree. If some is going to kill you, your first instinct is to kill them before they kill you. However, I would not want to rebel against them for something stupid like a tax, because its not worth dying for. I would rather just pay the tax than die, and I think most colonists felt this way about the Revolutionary war.

Glogster assignment:11/23/10 Your task in creating this Glog is to prove or disprove the following argument: The outbreak of the American Revolution was inevitable. If you agree with this, then prove at what point it was inevitable. If you disagree, explain why. -I agree with the argument. I think it wouldv'e happened no matter what anybody tried to do. I think it became inevitable after the end of the Townshend acts, when so many colonists were angered by the constant taxing, nothing could've stopped them from revolting against the British. They took their anger out in many destructive ways like the Boston Tea Party and The Boston Massacre, which began soon after the end of the Townshend acts. This proves that at the point of the Townshend acts, the outbreak of the american revolution was inevitable. ................ What I will use for glogster: -I agree that at one point, the outbreak of the American Revolution was inevitable. I will use The sugar acts, The stamp acts, Townshend acts, Boston massacre, Boston tea party, because they all help prove the topic that the Revolution slowly grew until one point, nothing could've changed the Colonist's opinion of rebelling against the taxes. Sugar act.
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Do now: 1/11/11 People have the freedom of speech, press, peaceful assembling, religion and to petition the government. An amendment is a change or addition to a legal document. Dow now #2: The bill of rightsis a set of laws that provide and enforce safety to the United States of America by giving guidlines to the government.


 * Can You Say That?**


 * What rights (if any) should students have to publish what they wrote in the student newspaper?
 * Should there be a school policy against certain student writings?
 * Why shouldn't the principal have been allowed to cancel that page in the student newspaper?
 * Why should he have been allowed?
 * Is it fair that some articles got cut from the newspaper, even though they had nothing to so with the case?
 * Is it fair that the divorce article could be cut even though the students were reporting facts?
 * Does it make a difference that the students were not trying to hurt anyone's feelings?
 * Would it be fair to the parents involved to have their story printed in the school newspaper?

//Did the principal's deletion of the articles violate the students' rights under the First Amendment?// Yes, The principal violated the student freedom of the press. Principal POV: -Has the right to stop things when he feels learning can be interupted. -Owns the school and school newspaper therefore has the right to edit anything he wants in the school paper Student POV: Freedom of speech, freedom of the press is violated.
 * -Has the Right to protect other students' safety when he feels it is threatened.**

Checks and Balances


 * Read the following statements, one at a time: **
 * 1) I am the President, I can declare war on Lower Slobovia; I can make any decision I want.
 * 2) I am a Senator; I can help write and pass any law I want.
 * 3) I am the President of the United States; I can veto any law passed by Congress.
 * 4) I am the President of the United States; I can do anything I want.
 * 5) I am the President of the United States; I can make a treaty with Upper Slobovia.
 * 6) We're the Supreme Court; we'll be ruling on every law for years.