Today is Monday, September 30, 2013!

How would you feel if the US government said that you had to buy your vehicle, your clothes, and your food from a certain business? Why would you feel this way? 1 to 2 paragraphs

Be thinking about the following question as well. In our court system today, do rich people get a better chance?

Today is Tuesday, October 1, 2013!

  1. What was the name of the highest social class in the colonies?
  2. Which group of people do you think had little opportunity to change their social class?
  3. To which social class did shopkeepers belong?
  4. How do you think social classes are defined today?

Today is Wednesday, October 2, 2013!

  1. Why did the British and French rivalry grow?
  2. Why did the Albany Plan of Union fail?
  3. Who were the allies on England’s side?
  4. Why was the Native Americans more willing to fight alongside the French?
  5. What was Franklin’s cartoon trying to do?

Today is Thursday, October 3, 2013!

  1. Identify two advantages of the English and two advantages of the French at the beginning of the French and Indian War. Explain how these advantages could impact the outcome of the war.
  2. Why was the battle of Quebec such a great victory for the British?
  3. What actions do you think General Edward “Bulldog” Braddock could have taken to increase his army’s chances of defeating the French?

TodayisFriday, October4,2013!

  1. Pretend that you are a colonist during this time. Explain how you would feel about the Proclamation Line of 1763. What would you have done? How would you have reacted? Why did the British government want to halt western movement?
  2. What countries were involved in the Triangular Trade Route?
  3. Who taught the colonists how to hunt, fish, and plant crops?
  4. Why did the colonists think that the writs of assistance violated their rights?
  5. Explain three acts we discussed in class yesterday and the colonists’ reaction to these acts. (What did the act do or what did it put a tax on?)
  6. Compare to today

Have a great Fall Break!!!!

Today is Monday, October 14, 2013!

  1. What is the refusal to buy taxed items called?
  2. What state started the first public school system?
  3. What is an artisan?
  4. How is culture spread?
  5. What group settled in Plymouth and why did they come to America?

Today is Tuesday, October 15, 2013!

Write a summary of the events shown in the video yesterday. What are some of the symbols shown in the video that relate to what we are studying? Why didn’t Samuel Adams want John Adams to mention his association with the Sons of Liberty?

Today is Wednesday, October 16, 2013!

Get the handout off the cart and answer the following questions after reading pages 5 and 8.

Look at page 5 Defense Witness statements

  1. What is common about the defense witnesses’ statements?
  2. What clues given in these statements as to the time of day?

Look at page 8 Results of the Trials

  1. Why would Samuel Adams write under the pseudonym “Vindex” rather than his own name?
  2. Why do you think Kilroy and Montgomery had to prove they can read?
  3. Why do you think the court system used branding as a form of punishment?
  4. Why do you think the 29th Regiment left Boston following the massacre?
  5. How do these accounts compare/contrast to what you saw in the video?

Today is Thursday, October 17, 2013!

  1. What is a colony?
  2. Explain the Glorious Revolution.
  3. What was the first form of representative government in Virginia?
  4. What group of people was loyal to Britain?
  5. What group of people favored breaking ties with Britain?
  6. Who founded Rhode Island?

Today is Friday, October 18, 2013!

  1. How did the First Continental Congress represent political leadership and achieve its goals?
  2. Why do you think King George III denied the colonists appeal for peace?
  3. If you lived during this time period, which side would you be on (Patriot or Loyalist)? Why?

Turn in Do Nows on the cart.