Declaring+Independence

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1A: "Give me liberty or give me death." is almost the same as we'll die fighting for our freedom. This oration was to inspire the militia and minutemen before the war began.
 * 1Q: What did Patrick Henry mean when he said, "Give me liberty or give me death"?**

2A: Patrick Henry was known as a successful lawyer and an outspoken critic of the British King and Parliament before the Revolutionary War.
 * 2Q: What was Patrtick Henry known for before the Revolutionary War?**

__**11/30/10: Do Now**__ __**Q:**__ Why would some colonists remain loyal to the King?
 * __A:__** Some colonists remain loyal to the King, because in their point of view, it was the Parliament's fault for these strict policies. Therefore, there are two opposing sides in the Continental Congress in deciding what actions should be done.

__**12/01/10: John Adam's Diary, Volume 3 (Mark Up) : Homework**__


 * __12/02/10: Living History Pre-assignment__**

__**12/02/10: Signing the Declaration**__ __**[]**__ __**12/02/10: Declaration of Independence HONORSPACKET:**__



** NAME: Hanh Pham ** ** DATE: 12/06/10 ** ** CLASS: 6 ** ** Living History Post-Activity (QUIZ!) **

Answer the following questions based on the information you learned from observing the two dragoon soldiers, the colonial farmer/militiaman, and the English officer. This will count as a **//quiz//** grade.


 * 1) ** In what ways were the French involved in the war? Why? **

The French were the American colonist’s allies during the war. The French also supported the American colonists by supplying them with better weapons and better equipment.

A dragoon is a soldier that rides on horseback. They’d fight on horses using their swords, and musket.
 * 2.What is a dragoon? How do they fight? **

**3. List and briefly explain at least two functions of a military uniform (as seen with the two dragoon officers).**

The French Dragoon officers had a green and softer material for their military uniform. Under their uniform, they had a spade that represented that they’re French.

The French Dragoon soldiers’ uniforms were blue and made of poor quality fabric. Under their uniform, they had a heart the represented that they were Americans.


 * 4. List four specific ways that a military uniform shows identification/rank. **

1) The color, green- officers (high rank), blue- soldiers (lower ranks) 2) Fleur de lys, patches on the officers’ shoulders represents authority. 3) Their footwear, (boots) 4) The weapons/equipments

A soldier might not have long hair, because they won’t have lice. This tells us that back then, it was dirty.
 * 5. Why might a soldier not wear a wig or have long hair? What does this tell us about the quality of life back then? **


 * 6. In what ways was British military training superior to other armies? **

British military training is superior to other armies, because they work to be more fearful, especially with their weapons/musket, and swords.

**7. Explain the difference between a soldier’s musket and an officer’s musket.** A soldier’s musket’s more heavier, and inferior, and an officer’s musket’s more better in quality and when used.

For them, possibly it was fun being a British soldier, because everyone's running away from you as the big army's marching forward. It might also be fun for them to have killed the colonists recklessly with their better weapons.
 * 8. Was it any fun being a British soldier? Use specific evidence to explain. **

Because colonists are poor than the British, they have to be frugal by sewing their own clothes. Also when in battle it was hard for them to load into the muskets they've had, so they have to wait within range until they have a chance to shoot the British.
 * The colonial farmer/militiaman spoke of being practical and frugal (meaning not wasteful). Provide two examples of how this is true, based on what he said or by the objects he had with him. **

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The role government plays in our life is to maintain and make laws for us to follow, to basically maintain our life. The government maintains our society's ways of living, like making taxes, giving employment and deals with making laws and so on.======

__**WORDLE: DECLARATION TRANSCRIPT - 12/08/10**__
 * Analysis:** These are the words from the Declaration Transcript. It appears to me that Laws, the People, States, Government, and Powers are the main key/ important words in the Declaration.
 * Summary:** In my point of view, a wordle basically summarizes what a document's main key and important details are. Wordle helps readers expand their understanding of a document by pointing out what's important by using words that were used the most throughout the whole document.



To begin an essay, think about what type of essay it is. So you know if you should state this towards the audience in "second" or "first" person. Then start thinking of a thesis/statement, what do you want to get across the audience? Then make introduction, and so on.
 * __Do Now: How do you begin writing an essay? What is the first thing you do?__**