Each student must post ONE response to the questions and ONE peer response.
1) How did the cumulative effect of the laws and proclamations persuade colonists to seek independence from Britian?
2) Of the events dramatized, which do you think were of greater and lesser importance in increasing support for independence? Why?
3) What aspects of our present-day legislative process, judicial system, economy, and society may have developed in response to various British acts during the colonial periods?
Ms. Eades
Teaching: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he/she wants to do it.
27 comments:
1) I think the cumulating effect of the laws and all the new silly proclamations might have slowly made them angry. They were being taxed, controlled, they needed land, they had their privacy invaded, and were tried in England. I don’t think that one of these alone could have made the colonists rebel, but every thing occurred slowly at it’s pace.
2) I think that the Proclamation of 1763 was a big impact on the colonists. The colonists were reproducing, and growing, and needed space to farm, which meant more land reaching across the Appalachian Mountains.
3) I think both our democratic and republican system developed in our government, and I think we have Nationalism. We also have to pay taxes, and the kids get taxed without representation.
1) It perused the colonist to seek independence because I think that the colonist got tired of having to have so many laws that they had to follow or they would get in trouble because ok that it made the colonist want independence from their country
2) The greatest or all the performance would have been in my opinioned the best was the tea act because it kept us interested and mad we laugh, second it made us stay focus on the people that were performing it. The performance that wasn’t that important is the sugar act because no everybody participated in it and not allot of people didn’t rally acted like the new what they were talking about.
3) I think that everything is the same for both sides because they both have to pay takes.
I agree with Shirley because she’s right that the colonist were mad because they had to pay taxes that they didn’t want to pay and the colonist did rebel against the nation.
1. the cumulative effected the laws and proclamation of the colonist because they would be taxed and couldnt do much.
2. i think the skit with the tarring and feathering was a great performance they really showed what the Act was about.
3.i think that each is the same but the economy the most.
1) The cmulative effect of the laws made the colonist mad cause know they had to pay tax. The laws were being more stricted that the colonist had to obey or suffer the consiquences.
2) The Sugar Acts of 1764 is the most important because this made the colonist fight even more for independence now that sugar, textiles, coffe etc were taxed. I think that all the minidramas were important.
3) Todays taxes are not as high as they were in the 1700s but both seem to be the same, just a reasonable tax amount, present day.
Shirley makes a good point in question 2. The population of colonist were growing and more space, land will be needed to farm etc.
For #1, ShirLey said exactly what I thought, but I want to add alittle more.
Take a look at the analogy of a teenager, or an adolesence. They need support and a kick start from the parent, but once the adolesence grows and expierences things they want to be on their own. They feel ready to take on the world.
Here, the colonies are in the same situation, and when Great Britain was taking away rights and putting in new laws, the colonists got upset. The colonies got sick and tired of being neglected, nagged and bossed around.
Most important: stamp act
Becuase I would be mad if I had to pay more money for my newspaper, documents, boks, and magazines AND my playing cards.
Lease Important: tea act
I really don't understand exactly why the colonist would be mad when tea is $0.03 less.
Our consitution, today, have laws against the laws in which this country first started off with. Society had modernized, our economy had different mood swings, sometimes it's good, sometimes it's bad. But one thing that I would consider not different is taxes and the people who pay it. We are still taxed today as the colonists were and theres nothing really anyone can do except the government, but money is the reason why society is the way it is today.
The colonist were probally getting upset as time went on. This made them want to finally act and demand for their independence. Most of the laws the British were imposing were found as wrong and a way to just take money away from the colonists.
I think the Stamp Act was of greater importance. It wasn't right for the British to post a tax on any kinds of documents sold. This wouldn't effect the wealthy that much but it would effect the poor people who needed to make documents for specific reasons.
The economy crisis we're facing in modern times. Just like before we're looking for ways to make money so our economy won't be as bad. The government all work the same as before except for a few changes made.
Henry has a good point about the Sugar Act, but there are other situations that were more severe. The Stamp Act took money away from colonist more than any other act or law passed. Everyone had to make legal documentation. Like he says though all the mini-dramas were important
1)The cumulative effect of laws caused the colonists to seek independence because they were tired of being ruled. At first it was ok but then once they started being overtaxed, they realized that they had to stop it.Not only that but the laws were only getting stricter.
2)I would say that the Stamp Act was of great importance because it was well presented and we got what it was about. It was also important because it raised prices on everything you could possibly buy. I would say that the Tea Act wasn't that good and plus it wasn't that much of a raise.
3)I would say that today tax wise, we still are being taxed without being able to do anything about it just as the colonists were. I would say that things haven't really changed because looking from today's economy, we are in deep trouble and we haven't found ways to raise money to close the debt.
I don't really get Henry's comment on question 3. But i would say that Taxes today are way high than average because the economy is terrible. So to say that 1700 taxes and today taxes are the same, I wouldn't agree.
1) Britain had the colnists on a "tight leash", and the more Britain pulled back, the more the colonists wanted to break loose. If you think about it, we all would've reacted in somewhat of the same way. For example, Mr. Webb's dress code and us not wanting to follow it.
2) The most important dramatized event was the Townshed Acts. The Townshed Acts were the "turning point" that lead to fighting for independence, since it was the last act that basically made everything taxed, especially things that the colonists depended and lived on (i.e. tea, paper, glass, etc).
3) Some aspects of today's government have been developed from that of the British Government, the main thing being taxes. Everything is taxed, and it is used to pay for debt, war and other things, just as taxes were used by the British.
Jessica:
I agree with the responses you made to questions one and three, but I'd have to disagree with your answer to question two. You stated that the Tea Act was one of the least important dramatizations because the colonists only had to pay three cents, which to you seems like very little money. In the mid 1700's, three cents was worth a lot more than it is now, and would have been considered a lot to pay for taxes, making it understandable as to why colonists would be so angry for being taxed so much for tea. Tea was also one of the most popular drinks among the colonists, so the people who enjoyed drinking it, couldn’t drink it anymore if they couldn’t afford the to pay the expensive tax.
I hope you have a better inderstanding of the Tea Act, and know why it was such an important event that helped lead to independence.
It helped them seek independence because everytime the British would tax the colonist or do anthing to them it made the colonist more angry and want to strive mroe to independence.
i think the stamp act was important cause that was the finally straw for the colonist. i think the proclamation was less important because it was only land that wasn't that much of it.
Democrats, because the colonist are not as rich as Britain and they are fighting for the little guy.
1)I think that all of the laws and proclamations slowly agnered then more and more as they were passed one by one. They got taxed on important gooda and didnt lik ethat very much.
2) the most important one to me was the act that made the families house british troops (i forgot what it was called, Sorry!). i think that one act was not callel for.
3) democrats, because the colonist werent as rich as the british and rebled against them even thought they were of a highe power.
i agree with Angel's first answer because the colonist were getting mad.
I agree with shirlys answers for number 1 beacuse they were being taxed they also needed land as well.
1) i did not really get this question. however, i think, they collect a lot of taxes, and they make a lot of rules( laws) that is why it happened.
2) Of the events dramatized, which do you think were of greater and lesser importance in increasing support for independence? Why?
in my opinion, there are two things. first thing is a tea act, and second thing is a sugar act. they had to buy these stuffs however, the tax price was too expensive, so it could have some problem.
3) What aspects of our present-day legislative process, judicial system, economy, and society may have developed in response to various British acts during the colonial periods?
in my poinion, today's tax is much better, because even they have a lot of taxes, they know how to use the tax.
---honestly, if anyone see this, please tell me the wrong point that i wrote it down.
1. I think that the colonists gradually built up anger, till the exploded with the Revolution. They were being taxed without knowing for what. All together, ever tax an unfair treatment led to the revolution, 'cause the colonist had enough.
2. To me, the Stamp Act had the biggest effect on the colonists because before the stamp act, they didn't do anything to go against British taxes. I'll bet they did complain, but they payed them. Until the Stamp Act, which affected every colonist, the colonists began to rebel.
3. Our constitution was developed based on what the colonists hated about the British. Also the way we choose our leaders.
Yoongoo, number one is asking what convinced the colonists to eventually declare Independence.
I agree
with Brandon's comment about Jessica's answer to number 2. 3 cents back them were a bit more valuable than it is today, and it would have been enough to make the colonist angry and start rebelling. Although maybe the 3 cents might not have been a big deal, they were probably seeking for some excuse to revolt, like Ms. Eades said, was it inevitable?
1. By making them upset and most likely angry as well. They were not respected at all nor was their privacy respected. They were taxed, controlled and tried in England.
2. The Proclamation of 1763 had a impact on the colonists very much. The colonists were in need of help, and needed spaces to grow their crops, and were reproducing as well.
3. I think our democratic system as well as our republican system developed in our government. We pay taxes, we have laws, and we get taxed like they did.
I agree with Shirley on question three.! I think it was both the Democratic and Republic.
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