Monday, November 24, 2008
Essay #2 Reflection
I think I could have made a better outline for this essay because when I started writing my rough draft I had a big unorganized mess. I found a lot more research for this essay then the last one. I feel like my last essay didn't meet many of Ben's requirements, so I tried really hard to have good historical facts this time and still incorporate Craig's requirements too. I regret scheduling my meeting with Craig on Thursday, I think it would have been more beneficial for me if I would have made it a day or two earlier so I could have had more time to work on his specific comments. Meeting with Ben on top of meeting with Craig was a good idea on my part, his comments were very helpful too.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Final Draft - - Patriot of Massachusetts
Dear Diary,
---When I was a little girl my parents use to tell me how lucky I was to live here in Boston and still have British protection. As the years go on my eyes have been opened and the truth has been unfolded. As the American colonies begin to grow in size, the people are growing in confidence. When England colonized America they had no plan on how we were going to be governed, nor did they have any concerns. They had a plan for an independent nation but didn’t prepare for what would happen after all the people colonized the land. Britain was passing laws that helped themselves, without taking our best interest into consideration. After the Stamp Act was passed many colonists began thinking in a new direction, independence from Britain. Unfortunately, many of the colonies were split over the issue of Independence. Some people chose to stay loyal to the British no matter what happens. Others who will no longer keep letting Britain take advantage of us while they profit off of our economic struggles. I will do nothing but stand up for what I believe in and do anything to protect my liberty and fight for independence. I will no longer try to ignore the fact that Britain is not my home country anymore for they don’t care about my wellbeing. They proved this multiply times once when they intruded in our homes, the Tea Tax, and again with the Boston Massacre.
--- Before even talk of war Britain the British sent their troops to Massachusetts trying to take charge and control of the patriots in Boston. The troops came here looking to put down revolutionary tendencies. They went through people’s homes without consent, raided through everything, and took anything valuable they could. “In the fall of 1768, three thousand uniformed troops arrived to occupy Boston, The soldiers drilled conspicuously on the Common, played loud music on the Sabbath, and in general grated on the nerves of Bostonians” (Roarh p27). They took away my dignity, while intruding on my privacy. I had never felt as betrayed as I did when my own old country battered me and my people. This disturbance didn’t even stop there it went on to an even bigger event. The Boston Massacre, which was where once again the people of Boston were protesting against Britain. They were only throwing snowballs at British soldiers, when the soldiers in return killed five Boston colonists. This was a devastating time for all of us in Boston. I think it was a time when a lot of the people who were still supporting Britain finally turned their backs, and became united with the American colonies.
---When Britain passed the Tea Act, they neglected to take how it affected the common people into consideration. My family, friends, and neighbors on the other hand were not fooled by Britain’s newest law put onto them, and were not going to easily except it. Shortly after the Act was put into place another significant event occurred that people will remember for year. The Boston Tea party, a group of dearest friends here in Boston snuck onto a ship and dumped a significant amount of tea into the harbor to prove their point that they were not going to be used. This made us feel like we had one, but only made the British resent all the people of Boston and pass laws to punish the colony. “In response to the destruction of the tea, the British Government adopted four Acts… the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, [which] closed the port of Boston, redesigned the government of Massachusetts Bay to increase British Authority, provided for moving trials of British officials to another colony or to England when local opinion was inflamed, and permitted the housing of British troops in unused buildings” (Greene). Two of these acts affected us directly here in Boston. One closed the port of Boston to all colonists until the damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid for. Another act gave the British Governor complete control of the town meetings, and taking control out of the hands of the colonialists.
--- Winning the French and Indian war cost the British a lot of money, as a result of the war our colonies had to pay for it. The British passed acts to tax us to pay for the war; these acts taxed glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which made a lot of colonists very upset. The colonists did not want to pay taxes because they were not represented by Parliament and had no say so in the making of laws. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation".(EyeWitness to History). When they decided to make us pay taxes on tea, it caused a big disruption. Everyone thought it was just plain ridiculous. As a result some people refused to buy tea, while others started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes. Although Britain was taxing their other colonies they were particularly interested in the American colonies because of our great success in becoming an independent nation.
---The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain. Well I know for sure everyone here in Massachusetts did. So for Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards our revolution. The people in Boston came to an agreement, "That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement). I am so glad we finally came to an agreement I think it was a semi-successful method in the hopes that we would cause financial hardships to businesses in England. Unfortunately, this was not the last we would hear of Britain, this just encouraged them to keep taxing us which was exactly what we were trying to avoid. I had a feeling war was going to be the next solution. Although war wasn’t what I had initially wanted it was the next thing to come.
---Diary, I have no one else to turn to during this time of economic struggle, fight for independence and war. Because of the British I have no family or friends to lean on or receive comfort and support from anymore. I want this war to be done and over with, so we can get on with our lives. I pray to God every night that our colonies uniting together was for the best, and we will win this war, and win our independence. I can say with confidence that I am a patriot who will fight to my death to win over our independence from Britain. I know from the bottom of my heart that the only way the great people residing in these colonies will ever better themselves is to separate themselves from Britain. It has been a very intense and long experience watching all of these significant events occur. But, it has also been an incredibly immense learning experience for me. I have very much enjoyed watching Massachusetts come together with the only colonies to fight for something we all believe so strongly about. My only last wish is for us to achieve our goal and to obtain control of our Independence. I look forward to seeing what is in store for the future of our colonies.
Until next time,
Alycia Ann
Citations:
---Kindig, Thomas. "Boston Non-Importation Agreement." August 1, 1768 17 Nov 2008 .
---"The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2002).
Greene, Jack P.. "A companion to the American Revolution." 19 Nov 2008 .
---Roark, James L., Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, and Alan Lawson. The American Promise. 4th. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009.
---liu, Joan. "SMALLPOX DURING THE AMERIAN REVOLUTION." Biological warfare during the American Revolution 19 Nov 2008 .
---Becker, Ann M.. "Society for Military History ." The Journal of Military History 68april 2004 19 Nov 2008 .
---When I was a little girl my parents use to tell me how lucky I was to live here in Boston and still have British protection. As the years go on my eyes have been opened and the truth has been unfolded. As the American colonies begin to grow in size, the people are growing in confidence. When England colonized America they had no plan on how we were going to be governed, nor did they have any concerns. They had a plan for an independent nation but didn’t prepare for what would happen after all the people colonized the land. Britain was passing laws that helped themselves, without taking our best interest into consideration. After the Stamp Act was passed many colonists began thinking in a new direction, independence from Britain. Unfortunately, many of the colonies were split over the issue of Independence. Some people chose to stay loyal to the British no matter what happens. Others who will no longer keep letting Britain take advantage of us while they profit off of our economic struggles. I will do nothing but stand up for what I believe in and do anything to protect my liberty and fight for independence. I will no longer try to ignore the fact that Britain is not my home country anymore for they don’t care about my wellbeing. They proved this multiply times once when they intruded in our homes, the Tea Tax, and again with the Boston Massacre.
--- Before even talk of war Britain the British sent their troops to Massachusetts trying to take charge and control of the patriots in Boston. The troops came here looking to put down revolutionary tendencies. They went through people’s homes without consent, raided through everything, and took anything valuable they could. “In the fall of 1768, three thousand uniformed troops arrived to occupy Boston, The soldiers drilled conspicuously on the Common, played loud music on the Sabbath, and in general grated on the nerves of Bostonians” (Roarh p27). They took away my dignity, while intruding on my privacy. I had never felt as betrayed as I did when my own old country battered me and my people. This disturbance didn’t even stop there it went on to an even bigger event. The Boston Massacre, which was where once again the people of Boston were protesting against Britain. They were only throwing snowballs at British soldiers, when the soldiers in return killed five Boston colonists. This was a devastating time for all of us in Boston. I think it was a time when a lot of the people who were still supporting Britain finally turned their backs, and became united with the American colonies.
---When Britain passed the Tea Act, they neglected to take how it affected the common people into consideration. My family, friends, and neighbors on the other hand were not fooled by Britain’s newest law put onto them, and were not going to easily except it. Shortly after the Act was put into place another significant event occurred that people will remember for year. The Boston Tea party, a group of dearest friends here in Boston snuck onto a ship and dumped a significant amount of tea into the harbor to prove their point that they were not going to be used. This made us feel like we had one, but only made the British resent all the people of Boston and pass laws to punish the colony. “In response to the destruction of the tea, the British Government adopted four Acts… the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, [which] closed the port of Boston, redesigned the government of Massachusetts Bay to increase British Authority, provided for moving trials of British officials to another colony or to England when local opinion was inflamed, and permitted the housing of British troops in unused buildings” (Greene). Two of these acts affected us directly here in Boston. One closed the port of Boston to all colonists until the damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid for. Another act gave the British Governor complete control of the town meetings, and taking control out of the hands of the colonialists.
--- Winning the French and Indian war cost the British a lot of money, as a result of the war our colonies had to pay for it. The British passed acts to tax us to pay for the war; these acts taxed glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which made a lot of colonists very upset. The colonists did not want to pay taxes because they were not represented by Parliament and had no say so in the making of laws. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation".(EyeWitness to History). When they decided to make us pay taxes on tea, it caused a big disruption. Everyone thought it was just plain ridiculous. As a result some people refused to buy tea, while others started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes. Although Britain was taxing their other colonies they were particularly interested in the American colonies because of our great success in becoming an independent nation.
---The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain. Well I know for sure everyone here in Massachusetts did. So for Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards our revolution. The people in Boston came to an agreement, "That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement). I am so glad we finally came to an agreement I think it was a semi-successful method in the hopes that we would cause financial hardships to businesses in England. Unfortunately, this was not the last we would hear of Britain, this just encouraged them to keep taxing us which was exactly what we were trying to avoid. I had a feeling war was going to be the next solution. Although war wasn’t what I had initially wanted it was the next thing to come.
---Diary, I have no one else to turn to during this time of economic struggle, fight for independence and war. Because of the British I have no family or friends to lean on or receive comfort and support from anymore. I want this war to be done and over with, so we can get on with our lives. I pray to God every night that our colonies uniting together was for the best, and we will win this war, and win our independence. I can say with confidence that I am a patriot who will fight to my death to win over our independence from Britain. I know from the bottom of my heart that the only way the great people residing in these colonies will ever better themselves is to separate themselves from Britain. It has been a very intense and long experience watching all of these significant events occur. But, it has also been an incredibly immense learning experience for me. I have very much enjoyed watching Massachusetts come together with the only colonies to fight for something we all believe so strongly about. My only last wish is for us to achieve our goal and to obtain control of our Independence. I look forward to seeing what is in store for the future of our colonies.
Until next time,
Alycia Ann
Citations:
---Kindig, Thomas. "Boston Non-Importation Agreement." August 1, 1768 17 Nov 2008 .
---"The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2002).
Greene, Jack P.. "A companion to the American Revolution." 19 Nov 2008 .
---Roark, James L., Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, and Alan Lawson. The American Promise. 4th. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009.
---liu, Joan. "SMALLPOX DURING THE AMERIAN REVOLUTION." Biological warfare during the American Revolution 19 Nov 2008 .
---Becker, Ann M.. "Society for Military History ." The Journal of Military History 68april 2004 19 Nov 2008 .
Thursday, November 20, 2008
best rough draft yet..
Dear Diary,
---As the American colonies begin to grow in size, the people are growing in confidence. When England colonized America they had no plan on how we were going to be governed, nor did they have any concerns. They had a plan for an independent nation but didn’t prepare for what would happen after all the people colonized the land. Britain was passing laws that helped themselves, without taking our best interest into consideration. After the Stamp Act was passed many colonists began thinking in a new direction, independence from Britain. Unfortunately, many of the colonies were split over the issue of Independence. Some people chose to stay loyal to the British no matter what happens. Others who will no longer keep letting Britain take advantage of us while they profit off of our economic struggles. I will do nothing but stand up for what I believe in and do anything to protect my liberty and fight for independence. I will no longer try to ignore the fact that Britain is not my home country anymore for they don’t care about my wellbeing. They proved this multiply times once when they intruded in our homes, the Tea Tax, and again with the Boston Massacre.
--- Before even talk of war Britain the British sent their troops to Massachusetts trying to take charge and control of the patriots in Boston. The troops came here looking to put down revolutionary tendencies. They went through people’s homes without consent, raided through everything, and took anything valuable they could. “In the fall of 1768, three thousand uniformed troops arrived to occupy Boston, The soldiers drilled conspicuously on the Common, played loud music on the Sabbath, and in general grated on the nerves of Bostonians” (Roarh p27). They took away my dignity, while intruding on my privacy. I had never felt as betrayed as I did when my own old country battered me and my people. This disturbance didn’t even stop there it went on to an even bigger event. The Boston Massacre, which was where once again the people of Boston were protesting against Britain. They were only throwing snowballs at British soldiers, when the soldiers in return killed five Boston colonists. This was a devastating time for all of us in Boston. I think it was a time when a lot of the people who were still supporting Britain finally turned their backs, and became united with the American colonies.
---When Britain passed the Tea Act, they neglected to take how it affected the common people into consideration. My family, friends, and neighbors on the other hand were not fooled by Britain’s newest law put onto them, and were not going to easily except it. Shortly after the Act was put into place another significant event occurred that people will remember for year. The Boston Tea party, a group of dearest friends here in Boston snuck onto a ship and dumped a significant amount of tea into the harbor to prove their point that they were not going to be used. This made us feel like we had one, but only made the British resent all the people of Boston and pass laws to punish the colony. “In response to the destruction of the tea, the British Government adopted four Acts… the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, [which] closed the port of Boston, redesigned the government of Massachusetts Bay to increase British Authority, provided for moving trials of British officials to another colony or to England when local opinion was inflamed, and permitted the housing of British troops in unused buildings” (Greene). Two of these acts affected us directly here in Boston. One closed the port of Boston to all colonists until the damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid for. Another act gave the British Governor complete control of the town meetings, and taking control out of the hands of the colonialists.
--- Winning the French and Indian war cost the British a lot of money, as a result of the war our colonies had to pay for it. The British passed acts to tax us to pay for the war; these acts taxed glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which made a lot of colonists very upset. The colonists did not want to pay taxes because they were not represented by Parliament and had no say so in the making of laws. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation".(EyeWitness to History). When they decided to make us pay taxes on tea, it caused a big disruption. Everyone thought it was just plain ridiculous. As a result some people refused to buy tea, while others started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes. Although Britain was taxing their other colonies they were particularly interested in the American colonies because of our great success in becoming an independent nation.
---The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain. Well I know for sure everyone here in Massachusetts did. So for Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards our revolution. The people in Boston came to an agreement, "That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement). I am so glad we finally came to an agreement I think it was a semi-successful method in the hopes that we would cause financial hardships to businesses in England. Unfortunately, this was not the last we would hear of Britain, this just encouraged them to keep taxing us which was exactly what we were trying to avoid. I had a feeling war was going to be the next solution. Although war wasn’t what I had initially wanted it was the next thing to come.
---Diary, I have no one else to turn to during this time of economic struggle, fight for independence and war. Because of the British I have no family or friends to lean on or receive comfort and support from anymore. I want this war to be done and over with, so we can get on with our lives. I pray to God every night that our colonies uniting together was for the best, and we will win this war, and win our independence. I can say with confidence that I am a patriot who will fight to my death to win over our independence from Britain. I know from the bottom of my heart that the only way the great people residing in these colonies will ever better themselves is to separate themselves from Britain. It has been a very intense and long experience watching all of these significant events occur. But, it has also been an incredibly immense learning experience for me. I have very much enjoyed watching Massachusetts come together with the only colonies to fight for something we all believe so strongly about. My only last wish is for us to achieve our goal and to obtain control of our Independence. I look forward to seeing what is in store for the future of our colonies.
Until next time,
Alycia Ann
Citations:
---Kindig, Thomas. "Boston Non-Importation Agreement." August 1, 1768 17 Nov 2008 .
---"The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2002).
Greene, Jack P.. "A companion to the American Revolution." 19 Nov 2008 .
---Roark, James L., Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, and Alan Lawson. The American Promise. 4th. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009.
---liu, Joan. "SMALLPOX DURING THE AMERIAN REVOLUTION." Biological warfare during the American Revolution 19 Nov 2008 .
---Becker, Ann M.. "Society for Military History ." The Journal of Military History 68april 2004 19 Nov 2008 .
---As the American colonies begin to grow in size, the people are growing in confidence. When England colonized America they had no plan on how we were going to be governed, nor did they have any concerns. They had a plan for an independent nation but didn’t prepare for what would happen after all the people colonized the land. Britain was passing laws that helped themselves, without taking our best interest into consideration. After the Stamp Act was passed many colonists began thinking in a new direction, independence from Britain. Unfortunately, many of the colonies were split over the issue of Independence. Some people chose to stay loyal to the British no matter what happens. Others who will no longer keep letting Britain take advantage of us while they profit off of our economic struggles. I will do nothing but stand up for what I believe in and do anything to protect my liberty and fight for independence. I will no longer try to ignore the fact that Britain is not my home country anymore for they don’t care about my wellbeing. They proved this multiply times once when they intruded in our homes, the Tea Tax, and again with the Boston Massacre.
--- Before even talk of war Britain the British sent their troops to Massachusetts trying to take charge and control of the patriots in Boston. The troops came here looking to put down revolutionary tendencies. They went through people’s homes without consent, raided through everything, and took anything valuable they could. “In the fall of 1768, three thousand uniformed troops arrived to occupy Boston, The soldiers drilled conspicuously on the Common, played loud music on the Sabbath, and in general grated on the nerves of Bostonians” (Roarh p27). They took away my dignity, while intruding on my privacy. I had never felt as betrayed as I did when my own old country battered me and my people. This disturbance didn’t even stop there it went on to an even bigger event. The Boston Massacre, which was where once again the people of Boston were protesting against Britain. They were only throwing snowballs at British soldiers, when the soldiers in return killed five Boston colonists. This was a devastating time for all of us in Boston. I think it was a time when a lot of the people who were still supporting Britain finally turned their backs, and became united with the American colonies.
---When Britain passed the Tea Act, they neglected to take how it affected the common people into consideration. My family, friends, and neighbors on the other hand were not fooled by Britain’s newest law put onto them, and were not going to easily except it. Shortly after the Act was put into place another significant event occurred that people will remember for year. The Boston Tea party, a group of dearest friends here in Boston snuck onto a ship and dumped a significant amount of tea into the harbor to prove their point that they were not going to be used. This made us feel like we had one, but only made the British resent all the people of Boston and pass laws to punish the colony. “In response to the destruction of the tea, the British Government adopted four Acts… the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, [which] closed the port of Boston, redesigned the government of Massachusetts Bay to increase British Authority, provided for moving trials of British officials to another colony or to England when local opinion was inflamed, and permitted the housing of British troops in unused buildings” (Greene). Two of these acts affected us directly here in Boston. One closed the port of Boston to all colonists until the damages from the Boston Tea Party were paid for. Another act gave the British Governor complete control of the town meetings, and taking control out of the hands of the colonialists.
--- Winning the French and Indian war cost the British a lot of money, as a result of the war our colonies had to pay for it. The British passed acts to tax us to pay for the war; these acts taxed glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which made a lot of colonists very upset. The colonists did not want to pay taxes because they were not represented by Parliament and had no say so in the making of laws. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation".(EyeWitness to History). When they decided to make us pay taxes on tea, it caused a big disruption. Everyone thought it was just plain ridiculous. As a result some people refused to buy tea, while others started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes. Although Britain was taxing their other colonies they were particularly interested in the American colonies because of our great success in becoming an independent nation.
---The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain. Well I know for sure everyone here in Massachusetts did. So for Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards our revolution. The people in Boston came to an agreement, "That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement). I am so glad we finally came to an agreement I think it was a semi-successful method in the hopes that we would cause financial hardships to businesses in England. Unfortunately, this was not the last we would hear of Britain, this just encouraged them to keep taxing us which was exactly what we were trying to avoid. I had a feeling war was going to be the next solution. Although war wasn’t what I had initially wanted it was the next thing to come.
---Diary, I have no one else to turn to during this time of economic struggle, fight for independence and war. Because of the British I have no family or friends to lean on or receive comfort and support from anymore. I want this war to be done and over with, so we can get on with our lives. I pray to God every night that our colonies uniting together was for the best, and we will win this war, and win our independence. I can say with confidence that I am a patriot who will fight to my death to win over our independence from Britain. I know from the bottom of my heart that the only way the great people residing in these colonies will ever better themselves is to separate themselves from Britain. It has been a very intense and long experience watching all of these significant events occur. But, it has also been an incredibly immense learning experience for me. I have very much enjoyed watching Massachusetts come together with the only colonies to fight for something we all believe so strongly about. My only last wish is for us to achieve our goal and to obtain control of our Independence. I look forward to seeing what is in store for the future of our colonies.
Until next time,
Alycia Ann
Citations:
---Kindig, Thomas. "Boston Non-Importation Agreement." August 1, 1768 17 Nov 2008 .
---"The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2002).
Greene, Jack P.. "A companion to the American Revolution." 19 Nov 2008 .
---Roark, James L., Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, and Alan Lawson. The American Promise. 4th. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009.
---liu, Joan. "SMALLPOX DURING THE AMERIAN REVOLUTION." Biological warfare during the American Revolution 19 Nov 2008 .
---Becker, Ann M.. "Society for Military History ." The Journal of Military History 68april 2004 19 Nov 2008 .
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
edited rough draft; 2nd essay
Dear Diary,
---As the colonies here in America begin to grow in size, the people are beginning to grow in confidence. When England colonized America they had no plan on how we were going to be governed, nor did they have any concerns. Britain was passing laws that helped themselves, without taking our best interest into consideration. After the Stamp Act was passed many colonists began thinking in a new direction, independence from Britain. Unfortunately, many of the colonies were split over the issue of Independence. Some staying loyal to the British no matter how far they went to get as much control and power over us as possible. Then there is the other side that will no longer keep letting Britain take advantage of us while they profit off of our economic struggles. I on the other hand am standing up for what I believe in and am willing to do anything to regain my liberty back and earn our independence.
---One single act of greed can have a significant affect on the whole course of history. The British passed acts to tax us to pay for the war; these acts taxed glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which made a lot of colonists very upset. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation".(EyeWitness to History). When they decided to make us pay taxes on tea, which all of us drink daily, it caused a big disruption, everyone thought it was just ridiculous. Some people straight up refused to buy tea, some started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes.
---When Britain passed the tea act, they neglected to take how it affected the common people into consideration. My family, friends, and neighbors on the other hand were not fooled by Britain’s newest law put onto them, and were not going to easily except it. The new law caused two huge events to occur, one being the Boston Tea party when a group of dearest friends here in Boston snuck onto a ship and dumped a significant amount of tea into the harbor to prove their point that they were not going to be used. This made us feel like we had one, but only made the British resent all the people of Boston and pass laws to punish the colony. “In response to the destruction of the tea, the British Government adopted four Acts, these acts known in the colonies as the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, closed the port of Boston, redesigned the government of Massachusetts Bay to increase British Authority, provided for moving trails of British officials to another colony or to England when local opinion was inflamed, and permitted the housing of British troops in unused buildings” (http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vPFVCXEKXvIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA195&dq=Intolerable+Acts+in+1774&ots=mAcVcHML_I&sig=OtEO4yRor4qJapCmWeGRxpO_Sig#PPP1,M1). The significant event that occurred because of the Tea Act was a much more violent act. The Boston Tea Massacre, where once again the people of Boston were protesting against Britain. They were only throwing snowballs at British soldiers, when the soldiers in return killed five Boston colonists. This was a devastating time for all of us in Boston. I think it was a time when a lot of the people who were still supporting Britain finally turned their backs, and became united with the American colonies.
---The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain. Well I know for sure everyone here in Massachusetts did. So for Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards our revolution. The people in Boston came to an agreement, "That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement). I am so glad we finally came to an agreement I think it was a semi-successful method in the hopes that we would cause financial hardships to businesses in England. Unfortunately, this was not the last we would hear of Britain, this just encouraged them to keep taxing us which was exactly what we were trying to avoid. I had a feeling war was going to be the next solution. Although war wasn’t what I had initially wanted it was the next thing to come.
---Before the war had even begun the British sent their troops to my land trying to take charge and control of the patriots. The troops came here looking for the uprising, a revolt against a constituted government or its policies. They went through people’s homes without consent, raided through everything, and took anything valuable they could. They were so cruel; they even went to the extent of burning our barns and homes. On top of that they were killing innocent people for standing up for their beliefs, including not only patriots but loyalist as well. “In the fall of 1768, three thousand uniformed troops arrived to occupy Boston, The soldiers drilled conspicuously on the Common, played loud music on the Sabbath, and in general grated on the nerves of Bostonians” (The American Promise). They took away my dignity, while intruding on my privacy. I had never felt as betrayed as I did when my own old country battered me and my people. Finally, a war did brake out, we were ready to stand up for ourselves and fight for our independence. But once again, Britain had one another cruel and mischievous act to play on us.
---The spreading of Small Pox was a huge disadvantage during the American war for the patriots to succeed their revolution. The impact of the deadly disease almost caused all of our American military strategies to fail. "This frightening disease affected the actions of the revolutionary army and its generals, reduced the American ability to attract and hold recruits, and influenced the controversial development of preventive medical polices" (Becker). Small pox was brought here to the colonies by the English soldiers during the war. “Around the city, soldiers began to talk amongst themselves of a British plan to destroy the army through intentional infection” (Liu). It was never proved that the British purposely tried to infect the colonists but it was defiantly believed by me, as well as many other colonists.
---Diary, I have no one else to turn to during this time of economic struggle, fight for independence and war. Because of the British I have no family or friends to lean on or receive comfort and support from anymore. I want this war to be done and over with, so we can get on with our lives. I pray to God every night that our colonies uniting together was for the best, and we will win this war, and win our independence. I can say with confidence that I am a patriot who will fight to my death to win over our independence from Britain. I know from the bottom of my heart that the only way the great people residing in these colonies will ever better themselves is to separate themselves from Britain. It has been a very intense and long experience watching all of these significant events occur. But, it has also been a incredibly immense learning experience for me. I have very much enjoyed watching Massachusetts come together with the only colonies to fight for something we all believe so strongly about. My only last wish is for us to achieve our goal and to obtain control of our Independence. I look forward to seeing what is in store for the future of our colonies.
Citations:
Kindig, Thomas. "Boston Non-Importation Agreement." August 1, 1768 17 Nov 2008 .
"The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2002).
Greene, Jack P.. "A companion to the American Revolution." 19 Nov 2008.
Roark, James L., Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, and Alan Lawson. The American Promise. 4th. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009.
liu, Joan. "SMALLPOX DURING THE AMERIAN REVOLUTION." Biological warfare during the American Revolution 19 Nov 2008.
Becker, Ann M.. "Society for Military History ." The Journal of Military History 68april 2004 19 Nov 2008.
---As the colonies here in America begin to grow in size, the people are beginning to grow in confidence. When England colonized America they had no plan on how we were going to be governed, nor did they have any concerns. Britain was passing laws that helped themselves, without taking our best interest into consideration. After the Stamp Act was passed many colonists began thinking in a new direction, independence from Britain. Unfortunately, many of the colonies were split over the issue of Independence. Some staying loyal to the British no matter how far they went to get as much control and power over us as possible. Then there is the other side that will no longer keep letting Britain take advantage of us while they profit off of our economic struggles. I on the other hand am standing up for what I believe in and am willing to do anything to regain my liberty back and earn our independence.
---One single act of greed can have a significant affect on the whole course of history. The British passed acts to tax us to pay for the war; these acts taxed glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which made a lot of colonists very upset. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation".(EyeWitness to History). When they decided to make us pay taxes on tea, which all of us drink daily, it caused a big disruption, everyone thought it was just ridiculous. Some people straight up refused to buy tea, some started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes.
---When Britain passed the tea act, they neglected to take how it affected the common people into consideration. My family, friends, and neighbors on the other hand were not fooled by Britain’s newest law put onto them, and were not going to easily except it. The new law caused two huge events to occur, one being the Boston Tea party when a group of dearest friends here in Boston snuck onto a ship and dumped a significant amount of tea into the harbor to prove their point that they were not going to be used. This made us feel like we had one, but only made the British resent all the people of Boston and pass laws to punish the colony. “In response to the destruction of the tea, the British Government adopted four Acts, these acts known in the colonies as the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, closed the port of Boston, redesigned the government of Massachusetts Bay to increase British Authority, provided for moving trails of British officials to another colony or to England when local opinion was inflamed, and permitted the housing of British troops in unused buildings” (http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vPFVCXEKXvIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA195&dq=Intolerable+Acts+in+1774&ots=mAcVcHML_I&sig=OtEO4yRor4qJapCmWeGRxpO_Sig#PPP1,M1). The significant event that occurred because of the Tea Act was a much more violent act. The Boston Tea Massacre, where once again the people of Boston were protesting against Britain. They were only throwing snowballs at British soldiers, when the soldiers in return killed five Boston colonists. This was a devastating time for all of us in Boston. I think it was a time when a lot of the people who were still supporting Britain finally turned their backs, and became united with the American colonies.
---The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain. Well I know for sure everyone here in Massachusetts did. So for Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards our revolution. The people in Boston came to an agreement, "That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement). I am so glad we finally came to an agreement I think it was a semi-successful method in the hopes that we would cause financial hardships to businesses in England. Unfortunately, this was not the last we would hear of Britain, this just encouraged them to keep taxing us which was exactly what we were trying to avoid. I had a feeling war was going to be the next solution. Although war wasn’t what I had initially wanted it was the next thing to come.
---Before the war had even begun the British sent their troops to my land trying to take charge and control of the patriots. The troops came here looking for the uprising, a revolt against a constituted government or its policies. They went through people’s homes without consent, raided through everything, and took anything valuable they could. They were so cruel; they even went to the extent of burning our barns and homes. On top of that they were killing innocent people for standing up for their beliefs, including not only patriots but loyalist as well. “In the fall of 1768, three thousand uniformed troops arrived to occupy Boston, The soldiers drilled conspicuously on the Common, played loud music on the Sabbath, and in general grated on the nerves of Bostonians” (The American Promise). They took away my dignity, while intruding on my privacy. I had never felt as betrayed as I did when my own old country battered me and my people. Finally, a war did brake out, we were ready to stand up for ourselves and fight for our independence. But once again, Britain had one another cruel and mischievous act to play on us.
---The spreading of Small Pox was a huge disadvantage during the American war for the patriots to succeed their revolution. The impact of the deadly disease almost caused all of our American military strategies to fail. "This frightening disease affected the actions of the revolutionary army and its generals, reduced the American ability to attract and hold recruits, and influenced the controversial development of preventive medical polices" (Becker). Small pox was brought here to the colonies by the English soldiers during the war. “Around the city, soldiers began to talk amongst themselves of a British plan to destroy the army through intentional infection” (Liu). It was never proved that the British purposely tried to infect the colonists but it was defiantly believed by me, as well as many other colonists.
---Diary, I have no one else to turn to during this time of economic struggle, fight for independence and war. Because of the British I have no family or friends to lean on or receive comfort and support from anymore. I want this war to be done and over with, so we can get on with our lives. I pray to God every night that our colonies uniting together was for the best, and we will win this war, and win our independence. I can say with confidence that I am a patriot who will fight to my death to win over our independence from Britain. I know from the bottom of my heart that the only way the great people residing in these colonies will ever better themselves is to separate themselves from Britain. It has been a very intense and long experience watching all of these significant events occur. But, it has also been a incredibly immense learning experience for me. I have very much enjoyed watching Massachusetts come together with the only colonies to fight for something we all believe so strongly about. My only last wish is for us to achieve our goal and to obtain control of our Independence. I look forward to seeing what is in store for the future of our colonies.
Citations:
Kindig, Thomas. "Boston Non-Importation Agreement." August 1, 1768 17 Nov 2008 .
"The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2002).
Greene, Jack P.. "A companion to the American Revolution." 19 Nov 2008
Roark, James L., Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, and Alan Lawson. The American Promise. 4th. Boston: Bedford/St. Martins, 2009.
liu, Joan. "SMALLPOX DURING THE AMERIAN REVOLUTION." Biological warfare during the American Revolution 19 Nov 2008
Becker, Ann M.. "Society for Military History ." The Journal of Military History 68april 2004 19 Nov 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
rough draft
As the colonies begun to grow in size, the people begun to grow in confidence. When England colonized America they had no plan on how the colonies were to be governed. Britain was passing laws that helped themselves, without taking the colonies best interest into consideration. Many colonists began thinking in a new direction, independence from Britain. Unfortunately, many of the colonies were split over the issue of Independence. I on the other hand am standing up for what I believe in and am willing to do anything to regain my liberty and earn my independence.
One single act of greed can have a significant affect on the whole course of history. The British passed acts to tax the colonies in America to pay for the war; these acts taxed glass, lead, paint, tea, and paper which made a lot of colonists very upset. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation".(EyeWitness to History). British decided to make colonists pay taxes on tea, which everyone drank daily, they thought this was ridiculous some refused to buy tea, some started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes.
The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain. For Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards their revolution. The people in Boston came to an agreement, "That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement).
When Britain passed the tea act, they did not take how it affected the people into consideration. The colonists on the other hand were not fooled by Britain’s newest law put onto them, and were not going to easily except it. The new law caused two huge events to occur, one being the Boston Tea party when a group of colonists in Boston snuck onto a ship and dumped a significant amount of tea into the harbor to prove their point. This made the colonists feel like they had one, but only made the British resent Boston and pass laws to punish the colony. “In response to the destruction of the tea, the British Government adopted four Acts, these acts known in the colonies as the Coercive or Intolerable Acts, closed the port of Boston, redesigned the government of Massachusetts Bay to increase British Authority, provided for moving trails of British officials to another colony or to England when local opinion was inflamed, and permitted the housing of British troops in unused buildings” (http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=vPFVCXEKXvIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA195&dq=Intolerable+Acts+in+1774&ots=mAcVcHML_I&sig=OtEO4yRor4qJapCmWeGRxpO_Sig#PPP1,M1). The other being a more violent act, The Boston Tea Massacre where once again Boston colonies were protesting, throwing only snowballs at British soldiers, the soldiers in return killed five Boston colonists.
The spreading of Small Pox was a huge disadvantage during the American war for the patriots to succeed their revolution. The impact of the deadly disease almost caused all the American military strategies to fail. "This frightening disease affected the actions of the revolutionary army and its generals, reduced the American ability to attract and hold recruits, and influenced the controversial development of preventive medical polices" (Becker). Small pox was brought to the colonies by the English soldiers during the war. “Around the city, soldiers began to talk amongst themselves of a British plan to destroy the army through intentional infection” (Liu). It was never proved that the British purposely tried to infect the colonists but it was defiantly believed by many colonists.
The British sent their troops to America before the war had begun going there to take charge and control of the patriots. They were looking for the uprising, they went through peoples homes without consent, raided through everything, taking anything valuable, burning barns and homes and killing not only patriots but loyalist as well.
Citations:
Kindig, Thomas. "Boston Non-Importation Agreement." August 1, 1768 17 Nov 2008
"The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (2002).
Friday, November 14, 2008
edited
I. One single act of greed can have a significant affect on the whole course of history.
----A. The British taxed colonies in America to pay for the war, which made a lot of colonists very upset.
-------i. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation". ("The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com 2002).
----------a. British decided to make colonists pay taxes on tea, which everyone drank daily, they thought this was ridiculous some refused to buy tea, some started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes.
II. The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain.
----A. For Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards their revolution.
-------i."That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement).
III. The spreading of Small Pox was a huge disadvantage during the American war for the patriots to succeed their revolution.
----A. The impact of the deadly disease almost caused all the American military strategies to fail.
-------i. "This frightening disease affected the actions of the revolutionary army and its generals, reduced the American ability to attract and hold recruits, and influenced the controversial development of preventive medical polices".(Becker)
IV. The British sent their troops to America before the war had begun, they went there to control the patriots.
----A. They were looking for the uprising, they went through peoples homes without consent, raided through everything, taking anything valuable, burning barns and homes and killing not only patriots but loyalist as well.
The Boston Tea Party was one of the most dramatic and significant events before the American revolution.
----A. The British taxed colonies in America to pay for the war, which made a lot of colonists very upset.
-------i. "The colonies refused to pay the levies required by the Townsend Acts claiming they had no obligation to pay taxes imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation". ("The Boston Tea Party, 1773," EyeWitness to History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com 2002).
----------a. British decided to make colonists pay taxes on tea, which everyone drank daily, they thought this was ridiculous some refused to buy tea, some started smuggling it to avoid paying the taxes.
II. The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain.
----A. For Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards their revolution.
-------i."That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colors, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed" (Boston Non-Importation Agreement).
III. The spreading of Small Pox was a huge disadvantage during the American war for the patriots to succeed their revolution.
----A. The impact of the deadly disease almost caused all the American military strategies to fail.
-------i. "This frightening disease affected the actions of the revolutionary army and its generals, reduced the American ability to attract and hold recruits, and influenced the controversial development of preventive medical polices".(Becker)
IV. The British sent their troops to America before the war had begun, they went there to control the patriots.
----A. They were looking for the uprising, they went through peoples homes without consent, raided through everything, taking anything valuable, burning barns and homes and killing not only patriots but loyalist as well.
The Boston Tea Party was one of the most dramatic and significant events before the American revolution.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Outline: Massachusetts Patriot
I. One single act of violence can have a significant affect on the whole course of history.
----A.The Boston Tea Party was one of the most dramatic and significant events before the American revolution.
II. The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain.
----A. For Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards their revolution.
-------i."That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colours, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed." (Boston Non-Importation Agreement)
III. The spreading of Small Pox was a huge disadvantage during the American war for the patriots to succeed their revolution.
----A. The impact of the deadly disease almost caused all the American military strategies to fail.
-------i. "This frightening disease affected the actions of the revolutionary army and its generals, reduced the American ability to attract and hold recruits, and influenced the controversial development of preventive medical polices".(Becker)
IV. The British sent their troops to America before the war had begun, they went there to control the patriots.
----A. They were looking for the uprising, they went through peoples homes without consent, raided through everything, taking anything valuable, burning barns and homes and killing not only patriots but loyalist as well.
----A.The Boston Tea Party was one of the most dramatic and significant events before the American revolution.
II. The colonies in America relied greatly on the trade between them and Great Britain.
----A. For Massachusetts to agree upon not sending or importing anything from Britain was a huge step towards their revolution.
-------i."That we will not, from and after January 1, 1769, import into the province any tea, paper, glass, or painters' colours, until the Acts imposing duties on these articles have been repealed." (Boston Non-Importation Agreement)
III. The spreading of Small Pox was a huge disadvantage during the American war for the patriots to succeed their revolution.
----A. The impact of the deadly disease almost caused all the American military strategies to fail.
-------i. "This frightening disease affected the actions of the revolutionary army and its generals, reduced the American ability to attract and hold recruits, and influenced the controversial development of preventive medical polices".(Becker)
IV. The British sent their troops to America before the war had begun, they went there to control the patriots.
----A. They were looking for the uprising, they went through peoples homes without consent, raided through everything, taking anything valuable, burning barns and homes and killing not only patriots but loyalist as well.
Monday, November 3, 2008
First Continental Congress vs. PSEC
The first continental congress does in some ways relate to the way PSEC runs as a self governing school. The first continental congress was a group of colonists who came together to stand up for their rights. PSEC is a school who comes together as a whole in community meetings to discuss any problems or to make any suggestions to make our school that much better. Every student at our school has a chance to have their voice heard. PSEC also comes together as a whole to vote for the Advisory Council, who then do everything they can to make our community run more smoothly. I think that PSEC could be more effective in its governing process if more people were interested, and contributed their ideas more. If no one ever has any changes to make, suggestions or ideas then everything will stay the way it is. As an individual of the PSEC community myself I will attend all community meetings, and support those who join the Advisory Council. Something that I would change would be to make the meetings more interesting, fun, and engage all community members. The PSEC government has come along with some challenges just like any other government has. Still early in the year these challenges are not very hard yet, the only thing that really stands out is the lack participation for many different things. I am hoping that once the Advisory Council has been appointed then they will be able to start fixing that. As the year goes on I know we will run into more bumps in the road and it is not only up to the Advisory Council to fix all of them. Since PSEC is a self governing school it is up to every single person in this community to help keep everyone up, and this community successful.
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