American+Revolution

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DO NOW: 10-6-2010 Perspective: The viewpoint of a certain group or person, based upon experiences and accepted morals.

OPINIONS ON SUGAR TAX: The addition of a tax on sugar, by its own merit, is not neccesarily unjust. However, when the purpose of such a tax is to prevent the products from being used, thusly preventing a percentage of children who would normally overindulge in such items, the tax becomes a violation of freedom. The idea of taxation is in itself quite acceptable, but it is unacceptable when being used to force a way of life upon a group, in effort to keep a few children who would normally be unable to control themselves from such risks, whereas it is the responsibility of the parents to control the health of their children.

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WHAT IS A STAMP? A stamp is a marking upon an object, sometimes in the context of mailing or shipping, but otherwise a mark imprinted on an object to indicate a message or importance within the object stamped.

OPENING ACTIVITY Direct Tax: When the government taxes the civilians themselves, requiring a certain fixed fee or percentage, and requesting money from the people. Indirect Tax: When the government taxes an industrty, thus making them raise their prices, requiring civilians to pay more money, and to settle the difference. OFFICIAL Direct Tax: "A tax exacted directly from the persons who will bear the burden of it (without reimbursement to them at the expense of others), as a poll tax, a general property tax, or an income tax." OFFICIAL Indirect Tax: "A tax levied indirectly, as one levied on commodities before they reach the consumer but ultimately paid by the consumer as part of the market price." MODERN Direct Tax: Income Tax MODERN Indirect Tax: Tax on corporations

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11-3-10 The Townsend acts took away many of the rights of the colonists, punishing them for their refusal to follow British law. Taxes were strongly mandated, and British forces were heavily present. Colonists were outraged at this apparently violation of their rights, and it sparked anger from the colonies as a whole.

THE BOSTON MASSACRE The first picture paints the British as an evil, slaughtering force that kills colonists for no reason without hesitation. The second picture, however, depicts the British as hesitant, and the colonists as threatening, showing it as an act of self defense.

I believe that the British soldiers were found GUILTY by the Boston Jury, mainly because of the bias held by the jurors, the lawyer, the judge, and the courtroom in general.



One major reason people would want to shoot at one another within a nation is because of perceived injustice and inequality within treatment and status.

Arms and Ammunition: Guns and Bullets, other weaponry Minutemen: Soldiers that were regular civilians, designed to be prepared for battle immediately. Militia: Military force, usually unorganized British Regular: British foot soldiers Alarm Riders: Men assigned to call Minutemen into action, and to warn of incoming attacks. Paul Revere: American Silversmith, famous Alarm Rider Joseph Warren: American Physician, famous Alarm Rider

The Colonists felt that they had no option other that to fight against the British army, having been fed the idea that death was destined for them regardless, and retaliation would give a chance for life.

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