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Today, everyone except for Suky read their assigned stanza emotionally. Everyone did a good job. And then, we went over the basic meaning of the poem. This is a poem that unites Colonists people together and make them ready to fight. This poem is written in every radical language, so when we read it, we all got every excited and fired up. I think the colonists people also got fired up by this poem so that they gained a lot of power to fight their enemy.
2016年12月6日星期二
Chapter 4 cont
The first Continental Congress
September 5, 1774: colonial leaders meet in Philadelphia
Representatives from every colony (except Georgia) attended
(Georgia was fighting a Native American uprising, and needed British supplies)
Led by Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Jay, and others.
Why did they meet? What did they hope to accomplish?
The Congress issued a Declaration of Rights, affirming its loyalty to the British Crown but disputing the British Parliament's right to tax it.
September 5, 1774: colonial leaders meet in Philadelphia
Representatives from every colony (except Georgia) attended
(Georgia was fighting a Native American uprising, and needed British supplies)
Led by Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, George Washington, John Jay, and others.
Why did they meet? What did they hope to accomplish?
The Congress issued a Declaration of Rights, affirming its loyalty to the British Crown but disputing the British Parliament's right to tax it.
The Congress also passed the Articles of Association, which called on the colonies to stop importing goods from the British Isles beginning on December 1, 1774, if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed.
If not, they would reconvene on May 10, 1775, and the colonies would cease to export goods to Britain on September 10, 1775.
The American Revolution
militia: an army of citizens used in emergencies.
blockade: an action to keep supplies from getting into or out of an area.
Loyalist: a colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain.
Patriot: a colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain.
neutral: not favoring either side in a quarrel or war.
Colonists prepare to fight
Patrick Henry "Give me Liberty or gave me Death!"
In Massachusetts, most towns formed groups of Minutemen.
These were men, age 16 to 60, who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
They stored up guns and ammunition in Concord (20 miles outside Boston).
Setting the scene
On April 18, 1775, 700 British soldiers headed to Concord to destroy the weapons - but they were being watched.
The colonists plan
If they saw any British movement, colonists were going to warn the Minutemen.
They would hang lanterns in the tall North Church tower as a signal.
Then Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott were to ride to Lexington and Concord to alert the Minutemen.
If not, they would reconvene on May 10, 1775, and the colonies would cease to export goods to Britain on September 10, 1775.
The American Revolution
militia: an army of citizens used in emergencies.
blockade: an action to keep supplies from getting into or out of an area.
Loyalist: a colonist who remained loyal to Great Britain.
Patriot: a colonist who wanted independence from Great Britain.
neutral: not favoring either side in a quarrel or war.
Colonists prepare to fight
Patrick Henry "Give me Liberty or gave me Death!"
In Massachusetts, most towns formed groups of Minutemen.
These were men, age 16 to 60, who could be ready to fight at a minute's notice.
They stored up guns and ammunition in Concord (20 miles outside Boston).
Setting the scene
On April 18, 1775, 700 British soldiers headed to Concord to destroy the weapons - but they were being watched.
The colonists plan
If they saw any British movement, colonists were going to warn the Minutemen.
They would hang lanterns in the tall North Church tower as a signal.
Then Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott were to ride to Lexington and Concord to alert the Minutemen.
2016年12月3日星期六
Chapter 4
Boston Massacre happened on March 5, 1770.
Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed (a man of mixed race);
five in total died.
Afterwards, the British repealed most of the Townshend Acts.
but not the tax on tea, reminding the colonists, who was really in charge.
The relationship continues to go sour
The British passed a New law, saying only a BRITISH company could supply the colonies with tea.
This would make colonial tea companies out of business.
Colonists boycotted (refused to buy) British tea
Boston Tea Party happened in December 1773.
They were led by Samuel Adams.
The colonists dressed like Native Americans.
Dumping Tea was a VERY rebellious thing to do!
After that
British leaders punished the colonists by:
Banning public meetings
Closing Boston Harbor
ending more British soldiers to Boston
Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed (a man of mixed race);
five in total died.
Afterwards, the British repealed most of the Townshend Acts.
but not the tax on tea, reminding the colonists, who was really in charge.
The relationship continues to go sour
The British passed a New law, saying only a BRITISH company could supply the colonies with tea.
This would make colonial tea companies out of business.
Colonists boycotted (refused to buy) British tea
Boston Tea Party happened in December 1773.
They were led by Samuel Adams.
The colonists dressed like Native Americans.
Dumping Tea was a VERY rebellious thing to do!
After that
British leaders punished the colonists by:
Banning public meetings
Closing Boston Harbor
ending more British soldiers to Boston
Colonists called these new laws the Intolerable Acts.
2016年12月1日星期四
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