Week 5-Declaration of Independence

To start, independence is the only option if you want to be free of the taxes. To explain, if you are not free from Britain, they have the power to control everything. They will continue to pass more acts and taxes.

Also, if there is no independence from Britain, more events like the Boston Massacre will occur. To elaborate, if you continue to see your enemy who is trying to control you, then it is likely that you will fight against them. The British soldiers will also continue to injure the colonists.

Lastly, if there is no independence, then America will never have the chance to decide on its own. The king will continue to ignore petitions and the colonists. If the British continue to be there, the colonists' protests will become more violent.

In a nutshell, the only option that the colonies have is to become independent from Great Britain.

Week 4- First Continental Congress

Patrick Henry- Virginia Delegate
1. He was born in Virginia on May 29, 1736.
2. He died on June 6, 1799 at age 63.
3. He was appointed Secretary of State by President George Washington, but he declined it.
4.He was Governor of Virginia from 1776-1778.
5.He was married at age 18.
6. The pressure from the public and his family caused him to study for six weeks and take a bar exam. He passed it and became a lawyer.
7.He was elected to the House of Burgesses in 1765.
8. He was a Virginia militia leader in 1775.
9. At age ten, his family knew he would not be a farmer so tried to train him toward academe, but he wouldn't apply for studies.
10. His father set him up in a business at age 21, but he bankrupted shortly after.
11. In 1799, President Adams appointed him envoy to France, but his bad health made him decline it.
12. Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation agaianst him on May 6,1775.

Boston Massacre

By looking at the picture, I would have thought the British should be the guilty ones. I would have thought that the redcoat behind the rest of them was commanding them to fire the unarmed colonists. The names "King Street Massacre" and "Bloody Massacre" would make me think that it was on King Street(which it was) and that many people had gotten shot at which resulted into a bloody mess.

Sons Of Liberty Assignment

The Sons of Liberty are portrayed as very brave. They are greater than the British since they are standing way above them in the drawing. The British are portrayed as cruel. They are trying to kill the Sons of Liberty. The British seem as if they are not as strong as the Sons of Liberty, since they are at the bottom. But, the British have weapons, and the Sons of Liberty do not. The artist is against the Sons of Liberty because they drew them surrounded by weapons and it seems as if they want them to be killed. I like how the Sons of Liberty are drawn as great and mighty. I do not like how the Sons of Liberty's eyes are glowing and it gives them an evil look. The Sons of Liberty are what led us to freedom, and they shouldn't be shown as evil. I would join the Sons of Liberty so I can help lead America towards freedom.