-----In this essay I felt much more rushed than in the last essay. This may have been because we had 4 weeks on the first one and a week and a half on the second. All in all, I was not happy with the finished product of my essay and would have liked to do a few more rough drafts to complete and organize my thoughts. Though this may be a wekness of mine, I find it hard to organize my thoughts while I do have the analytical skills to complete a very good essay. I may need to shorten the amount of time it takes me to organize my thoughts and i would rather have a much more comprehensive meeting with Craige like we did on the first essay. Again, I do not believe that my essay does it's points justice or fully informs the readers in a comprehensive easy to understand way.
-----On the other hand, I thought it was good to be able to research the full reaches of technology to harness for our use in this essay. Unlike the first essay, where we were given much of the information that we would be using by Ben and Craige with a few outside sources being used, I fully enjoyed the research side of this essay and turning my views to fit the Loyalist ideals. It was a good experience for me being rushed and having my side chosen for me but I thought that with what I was given, my paper was sub-par. I believe that nothing more than a B would serve my essay justice, but of course if you give me a higher grade than that then I will not complain. If I do get a higher grade than that, then maybe I can learn some things that I did right that I did not think I did.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
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Essay 2 Final
-----In December of 1773, the Patriots of Boston, Massachusetts threw 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. In retaliation, British Parliament saw fit to punish the people of Boston by blocking up their harbor with warships. As a mother punishes her son or daughter, so Britain punished America. All the British government wanted was for the Bostonians to replace the tea and apologize, but the arrogance of the Bostonians would not allow this. Did the residents of Boston not take into account the consequences of their actions? It was not the offences of the British that caused this war, but the offences of the Americans. British rule has afforded economic stability and has maintained a fair leadership in the colonies, but especially in Massachusetts.
-----Over the past 100 years, Massachusetts' colonists' material goods have not lowered or rose in value. "We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England, but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline" (Main 101-102). Though the Patriots have used this against the British, saying that Parliament is holding us back economically, this also proves that Parliament has kept us steady in our times of need. If in order to keep all thirteen colonies functioning Britain must regulate the economics of Boston or Massachusetts Bay then so be it. The good of the many is more important than the good of the few. Again, Patriots see this regulation as monarchical tyranny that Britain has assumed.
-----In order to stop the tyranny Patriots say Britain has assumed, the Patriots took it upon themselves to assume their own form of tyranny, democratic tyranny. In this tyranny, it is not the will of one or a few that is being fulfilled, but the will of the majority, for that is what the Patriots are, the majority. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors" (Coit Tyler 25). This majority preys on us, the weaker and lesser people of our respective communities, but t is not outsiders that prey upon us, but our very neighbors. Assuming the law upon themselves, every man has called upon his neighbor to either unite with him under the flag of anarchy, or to torture him under the flag of justice. Justice has been twisted in the sight of these monsters, including tarring and feathering, and dragging their very neighbor across town, displaying him to the world. I ask, would the British have allowed such mistreatment under their guiding hand? No, such oppressions would be punished just as Boston was punished, with Acts of taxation and withdrawl. Where is the order that Britain would have assumed but in Britain itself. This anarchy is the result of the desires of the colonists and the colonists alone.
-----In this anarchy caused by the desires of the Patriots there are piles and piles of Patriotic documents, reveling in the total destruction of everything that has been built by and for the British. I implore, where are the letters contradicting such action? Where are the letters saying that what the Patriots are doing is wrong and unjust? They are nowhere, and if they are somewhere it is in a cupboard of a building burnt down by these anarchists that call themselves Patriots. The loyalist writers were afraid to express their views, not expecting open minds from their fellow colonists, and why should they? They had already seen government officials and nobles of the like strung up just for being for the British. "[S]o many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion"(Coit Tyler 25). Where could they write without being met by only hatred, injustice, and violence but within Britain itself. The discussion of the rationale for war had no controversy -- not because the Patriots had the perfect argument, but because the Loyalists were silenced.
-----Who is to say that the rationale of Britain is unjust? I see no understanding of reason by the Patriots, or asking of questions by those who believe this does not affect them. I see only anger, violence, hatred, and closed minds. If this is the soil that America will grow from then I wish to be far from here. If we start our world with blood and violence then we will live in a world of blood and violence, only requited when there is a monarch to rule over us and for us to unite under. This is what Britain stands for, a monarch to unite the people and the people to rule themselves. This is what Britain stands for, and this is what I stand for.
Citations
Coit Tyler, Moses. "The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution." The
American Historical Review 1(1895): 24.
L. Main, Gloria. "The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts." The Journal of Economic History 43(1983): 101-108.
-----Over the past 100 years, Massachusetts' colonists' material goods have not lowered or rose in value. "We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England, but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline" (Main 101-102). Though the Patriots have used this against the British, saying that Parliament is holding us back economically, this also proves that Parliament has kept us steady in our times of need. If in order to keep all thirteen colonies functioning Britain must regulate the economics of Boston or Massachusetts Bay then so be it. The good of the many is more important than the good of the few. Again, Patriots see this regulation as monarchical tyranny that Britain has assumed.
-----In order to stop the tyranny Patriots say Britain has assumed, the Patriots took it upon themselves to assume their own form of tyranny, democratic tyranny. In this tyranny, it is not the will of one or a few that is being fulfilled, but the will of the majority, for that is what the Patriots are, the majority. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors" (Coit Tyler 25). This majority preys on us, the weaker and lesser people of our respective communities, but t is not outsiders that prey upon us, but our very neighbors. Assuming the law upon themselves, every man has called upon his neighbor to either unite with him under the flag of anarchy, or to torture him under the flag of justice. Justice has been twisted in the sight of these monsters, including tarring and feathering, and dragging their very neighbor across town, displaying him to the world. I ask, would the British have allowed such mistreatment under their guiding hand? No, such oppressions would be punished just as Boston was punished, with Acts of taxation and withdrawl. Where is the order that Britain would have assumed but in Britain itself. This anarchy is the result of the desires of the colonists and the colonists alone.
-----In this anarchy caused by the desires of the Patriots there are piles and piles of Patriotic documents, reveling in the total destruction of everything that has been built by and for the British. I implore, where are the letters contradicting such action? Where are the letters saying that what the Patriots are doing is wrong and unjust? They are nowhere, and if they are somewhere it is in a cupboard of a building burnt down by these anarchists that call themselves Patriots. The loyalist writers were afraid to express their views, not expecting open minds from their fellow colonists, and why should they? They had already seen government officials and nobles of the like strung up just for being for the British. "[S]o many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion"(Coit Tyler 25). Where could they write without being met by only hatred, injustice, and violence but within Britain itself. The discussion of the rationale for war had no controversy -- not because the Patriots had the perfect argument, but because the Loyalists were silenced.
-----Who is to say that the rationale of Britain is unjust? I see no understanding of reason by the Patriots, or asking of questions by those who believe this does not affect them. I see only anger, violence, hatred, and closed minds. If this is the soil that America will grow from then I wish to be far from here. If we start our world with blood and violence then we will live in a world of blood and violence, only requited when there is a monarch to rule over us and for us to unite under. This is what Britain stands for, a monarch to unite the people and the people to rule themselves. This is what Britain stands for, and this is what I stand for.
Citations
Coit Tyler, Moses. "The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution." The
American Historical Review 1(1895): 24.
L. Main, Gloria. "The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts." The Journal of Economic History 43(1983): 101-108.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Rough Draft 2
-----Over the past 100 years,
-----In order to stop the tyranny Patriots say
-----In this anarchy caused by the desires of the Patriots there are piles and piles of Patriotic documents, reveling in the total destruction of everything that has been built by and for the British. I implore, where are the letters contradicting such action? Where are the letters saying that what the Patriots are doing is wrong and unjust? They are nowhere, and if they are somewhere it is in a cupboard of a building burnt down by these anarchists that call themselves Patriots. The loyalist writers were afraid to express their views, not expecting open minds from their fellow colonists, and why should they? They had already seen government officials and nobles of the like strung up just for being for the British. "[S]o many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion"(Coit Tyler 25). Where could they write without being met by only hatred, injustice, and violence but within
-----Who is to say that the rationale of
Citations
The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution
- Moses Coit Tyler
- The American Historical Review, Vol. 1, No. 1 (Oct., 1895), pp. 24-45
- Published by: American Historical Association
- Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1834014
The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts
- Gloria L. Main
- The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 43, No. 1, The Tasks of Economic History (Mar., 1983), pp. 101-108
- Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Economic History Association
- Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2120268
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
New intro
-----In December of 1773, the Patriots of Boston, Massachusetts threw 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. In retaliation, British Parliament saw fit to punish the people of Boston by blocking up their harbor with warships. As a mother punishes her son or daughter, so Britain punished America. All the British government wanted was for the Bostonians to replace the tea and apologize, but the arrogance of the Bostonian Patriots would not allow this. Did the residents of Boston not take into account the consequences of their actions? It was not the offences of the British that caused this war, but the offenses of the Americans. British rule has afforded economic stability and has maintained a fair leadership in the colonies, but especially in Massachusetts.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Rough Draft #1
-----In May of 1773, the Patriots of Boston Massachusetts threw 45 tons of tea into the Boston Harbor. In retaliation, our founding British Parliament saw fit to punish the people of Boston by blocking up their harbor. As our mother country, this was supposed to show the rest of the colonies and the people of Boston that this kind of insolence would not be tolerated. In no way were the actions of Parliament or the King unconstitutional or otherwise favorable to the British residents. British rule has afforded economic stability and has maintained a fair leadership in the colonies, but especially in Massachusetts.
-----Other than Maryland, Massachusetts has had the greatest economic stability of all the thirteen colonies. Over the past 100 years, the value of Massachusetts' colonists' material goods has not changed much. "We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England, but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline" (Gloria L. Main, 101-102). This dislodges the argument that the British have squandered the wealth of the Americas. In order to keep the economic balance and to keep the peace, sometimes the mother must punish the child. America has acted out in such a way that could plunge itself into economic decay, and in order to halt this decay, Boston has been used as an example to the other colonies to not become insolent or self-righteous.
-----In order to stop the tyranny the colonists say Britain began to assume, the Patriots took it upon themselves to assume their own tyranny, but only over those that did not share the same ideals as them. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors" (Moses Coit Tyler, 25). Tarring and feathering of their fellow colonists or taking advantage of the chaos to kill a disliked neighbor, this was almost a state of total anarchy.
-----In this anarchy there are piles and piles of Patriotic documents, reveling in the total destruction of everything that has been built by and for the British, but where are the letters of contradiction? where are the letters saying that what the Patriots are doing is wrong and unjust? They are nowhere, and if they are somewhere it is in a cupboard of a building burnt down by the patriots. The loyalist writers were afraid to express their views, not expecting open minds from their fellow colonists. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." The discussion had no controversy because it was the perfect argument, but because all the people who could stand against it were silenced.
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-----Other than Maryland, Massachusetts has had the greatest economic stability of all the thirteen colonies. Over the past 100 years, the value of Massachusetts' colonists' material goods has not changed much. "We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England, but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline" (Gloria L. Main, 101-102). This dislodges the argument that the British have squandered the wealth of the Americas. In order to keep the economic balance and to keep the peace, sometimes the mother must punish the child. America has acted out in such a way that could plunge itself into economic decay, and in order to halt this decay, Boston has been used as an example to the other colonies to not become insolent or self-righteous.
-----In order to stop the tyranny the colonists say Britain began to assume, the Patriots took it upon themselves to assume their own tyranny, but only over those that did not share the same ideals as them. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors" (Moses Coit Tyler, 25). Tarring and feathering of their fellow colonists or taking advantage of the chaos to kill a disliked neighbor, this was almost a state of total anarchy.
-----In this anarchy there are piles and piles of Patriotic documents, reveling in the total destruction of everything that has been built by and for the British, but where are the letters of contradiction? where are the letters saying that what the Patriots are doing is wrong and unjust? They are nowhere, and if they are somewhere it is in a cupboard of a building burnt down by the patriots. The loyalist writers were afraid to express their views, not expecting open minds from their fellow colonists. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." The discussion had no controversy because it was the perfect argument, but because all the people who could stand against it were silenced.
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Monday, November 17, 2008
Outline 4 with thesis
Thesis-English rule has afforded economic stability and has maintained a fair leadership in the colonies, but especially in Massachusetts.
Intro--Setup
-The English Government, as our founders, have the right to instate any government that they so choose.
--A. "And it is hereby further enacted, That the said assistants or counsellors, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall hold their offices respectively, for and during the pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors;" (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp)
----1. We were sent to this country to further the economic and financial goals of England. In order to reach these goals for the good of the country, the English government should have the right to instate any government they wish.
I. Under English rule, Massachusetts has had a steadiness in our economy that is not seen in many colonies other than Maryland.
--A. "We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England, but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline." (The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts)
----1. Though we may not have seen amazing economic growth for the farming settlers in Massachusetts, the value of their goods and possessions did not go down, or at least did not drop tremendously at any point. Under the rule of the King, the farmers have had the same rough income for over 100 years.
II. In the Patriots' strive to relieve America of Monarchical tyranny, they traded it for a democratic tyranny that the Patriots were the heads of.
--A. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. The Patriots would tar and feather their fellow colonists (maybe add an account of this from the book or a database), turning the colonies against each other and forcing the conservative writers of the time to stay quiet about their views out of fear.
--B. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. Shows how the Patriotic colonists scared the conservative loyalist writers into silence. Support with facts about the scarcity of loyalist written documents and the lack of vocal support for the British by them.
Intro--Setup
-The English Government, as our founders, have the right to instate any government that they so choose.
--A. "And it is hereby further enacted, That the said assistants or counsellors, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall hold their offices respectively, for and during the pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors;" (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp)
----1. We were sent to this country to further the economic and financial goals of England. In order to reach these goals for the good of the country, the English government should have the right to instate any government they wish.
I. Under English rule, Massachusetts has had a steadiness in our economy that is not seen in many colonies other than Maryland.
--A. "We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England, but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline." (The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts)
----1. Though we may not have seen amazing economic growth for the farming settlers in Massachusetts, the value of their goods and possessions did not go down, or at least did not drop tremendously at any point. Under the rule of the King, the farmers have had the same rough income for over 100 years.
II. In the Patriots' strive to relieve America of Monarchical tyranny, they traded it for a democratic tyranny that the Patriots were the heads of.
--A. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. The Patriots would tar and feather their fellow colonists (maybe add an account of this from the book or a database), turning the colonies against each other and forcing the conservative writers of the time to stay quiet about their views out of fear.
--B. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. Shows how the Patriotic colonists scared the conservative loyalist writers into silence. Support with facts about the scarcity of loyalist written documents and the lack of vocal support for the British by them.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Outline 3 with thesis
Thesis-English rule has caused economic stability in the colony of
I. The English Government, as our founders, have the right to instate any government that they so choose.
--A. "And it is hereby further enacted, That the said assistants or counsellors, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall hold their offices respectively, for and during the pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors;" (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp)
----1. Who are we to say that the great country that brought us to the
II. Under English rule,
--A. "We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England, but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline." (The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts)
----1. Though we may not have seen amazing economic growth for the farming settlers in
--A. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. The Patriots would tar and feather their fellow colonists (maybe add an account of this from the book or a database), turning the colonies against each other and forcing the conservative writers of the time to stay quiet about their views out of fear.
--B. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. Shows how the Patriotic colonists scared the conservative loyalist writers into silence. Support with facts about the scarcity of loyalist written documents and the lack of vocal support for the British by them.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thesis
English rule has not in any way directly harmed the American colonies or crossed the line from ruling body to tyrant.
Craige, please comment on the relevance of this to my points. I think I may have to relate more directly to my points than this. Is it too vague?
Craige, please comment on the relevance of this to my points. I think I may have to relate more directly to my points than this. Is it too vague?
Outline 2nd draft
I.The English Government, as our founders, have the right to instate any government that they so choose.
--A."And it is hereby further enacted, That the said assistants or counsellors, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall hold their offices respectively, for and during the pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors;" (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp)
----1. Who are we to say that the great country that brought us to the Americas cannot set up any government that they so please, and why should we fight with it? We are but lowly colonists, and our government is led by their great government, Parliament, and the King of us all.
II.Under English rule, we have had a steadiness in our economy that is not seen in many others other than Maryland.
--A."We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England,but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline." (The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts)
----1. Though we may not have seen amazing economic growth for the farming settlers in Massachusetts, the value of their goods and possessions did not go down, or at least did not drop tremendously at any point. Under the rule of the King, the farmers have had the same rough income for over 100 years.
III.In the Patriots' strive to relieve themselves of Monarchical tyranny, they traded it for a democratic tyranny that the Patriots were the heads of.
--A. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. The Patriots would tar and feather their fellow colonists (maybe add an account of this from the book or a database), turning the colonies against each other and forcing the conservative writers of the time to stay quiet about their views out of fear.
--B. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. Shows how the Patriotic colonists scared the conservative loyalist writers into silence. Support with facts about the scarcity of loyalist written documents and the lack of vocal support for the British by them.
--A."And it is hereby further enacted, That the said assistants or counsellors, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall hold their offices respectively, for and during the pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors;" (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp)
----1. Who are we to say that the great country that brought us to the Americas cannot set up any government that they so please, and why should we fight with it? We are but lowly colonists, and our government is led by their great government, Parliament, and the King of us all.
II.Under English rule, we have had a steadiness in our economy that is not seen in many others other than Maryland.
--A."We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England,but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline." (The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts)
----1. Though we may not have seen amazing economic growth for the farming settlers in Massachusetts, the value of their goods and possessions did not go down, or at least did not drop tremendously at any point. Under the rule of the King, the farmers have had the same rough income for over 100 years.
III.In the Patriots' strive to relieve themselves of Monarchical tyranny, they traded it for a democratic tyranny that the Patriots were the heads of.
--A. "the wayfaring American [,]though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. The Patriots would tar and feather their fellow colonists (maybe add an account of this from the book or a database), turning the colonies against each other and forcing the conservative writers of the time to stay quiet about their views out of fear.
--B. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. Shows how the Patriotic colonists scared the conservative loyalist writers into silence. Support with facts about the scarcity of loyalist written documents and the lack of vocal support for the British by them.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Essay 2 Outline
I.The English Government, as our founders, have the right to instate any government that they so choose.
--A."And it is hereby further enacted, That the said assistants or counsellors, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall hold their offices respectively, for and during the pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors;" (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp)
----1. Who are we to say that the great country that brought us to the Americas cannot set up any government that they so please, and why should we fight with it? We are but lowly colonists, and our government is led by their great government, Parliament, and the King of us all.
II.Under English rule, we have had a steadiness in our economy that is not seen in many others other than Maryland.
--A."We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England,but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline." (The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts)
----1. Though we may not have seen amazing economic growth for the farming settlers in Massachusetts, the value of their goods and possessions did not go down, or at least did not drop tremendously at any point. Under the rule of the King, the farmers have had the same rough income for over 100 years.
III. American Patriots made it to seem that if you were not on their side, you were on the side of England, and a fool for it.
--A. "the wayfaring American though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. The Patriots would tar and feather their fellow colonists, turning the colonies against each other and forcing the conservative writers of the time to stay quiet about their views out of fear.
------a. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
--------1. This is an example quote that I could use for the statement I take that conservative writers stayed quiet. I may not even need to put it in, but A hyperlink to find it.
--A."And it is hereby further enacted, That the said assistants or counsellors, so to be appointed as aforesaid, shall hold their offices respectively, for and during the pleasure of his Majesty, his heirs or successors;" (http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/mass_gov_act.asp)
----1. Who are we to say that the great country that brought us to the Americas cannot set up any government that they so please, and why should we fight with it? We are but lowly colonists, and our government is led by their great government, Parliament, and the King of us all.
II.Under English rule, we have had a steadiness in our economy that is not seen in many others other than Maryland.
--A."We cannot as yet measure farm income in early New England,but we can measure the value of farmers' material goods, and from the evidence so far collected, that value did not decline." (The Standard of Living in Colonial Massachusetts)
----1. Though we may not have seen amazing economic growth for the farming settlers in Massachusetts, the value of their goods and possessions did not go down, or at least did not drop tremendously at any point. Under the rule of the King, the farmers have had the same rough income for over 100 years.
III. American Patriots made it to seem that if you were not on their side, you were on the side of England, and a fool for it.
--A. "the wayfaring American though a fool[,] could not err in reading, in very crimson letters painted on the air in front of him, the tidings of the arrival of a race-crisis altogether transcending those ordinary political altercations which had from time to time disturbed, and likewise quickened and clarified, the minds of his British ancestors." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
----1. The Patriots would tar and feather their fellow colonists, turning the colonies against each other and forcing the conservative writers of the time to stay quiet about their views out of fear.
------a. " so many of the ablest conservative writers refrained, in that stage of affairs, from engaging very actively in the discussion." (The Party of the Loyalists in the American Revolution)
--------1. This is an example quote that I could use for the statement I take that conservative writers stayed quiet. I may not even need to put it in, but A hyperlink to find it.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Text Analysis Facilitator Prep Sheet: Declaration of Indepenence
--Who is writing?
JOHN HANCOCK, JOSIAH BARTLETT, WM. WHIPPLE, MATTHEW, THORNTON.SAML. ADAMS, JOHN ADAMS,ROBT. TREAT PAINE, ELBRIDGE GERRY, STEP. HOPKINS, WILLIAM ELLERY, ROGER SHERMAN, SAM'EL HUNTINGTON, WM. WILLIAMS, OLIVER WOLCOTT.WM. FLOYD, PHIL. LIVINGSTON, FRANS. LEWIS, LEWIS MORRIS, RICHD. STOCKTON, JNO. WITHERSPOON, FRAS. HOPKINSON, JOHN HART, ABRA. CLARK.ROBT. MORRIS, BENJAMIN RUSH, BENJA. FRANKLIN, JOHN MORTON, GEO. CLYMER, JAS. SMITH, GEO. TAYLOR, JAMES WILSON,GEO. ROSS.CAESAR RODNEY, GEO. READ, THO. M'KEAN.SAMUEL CHASE, WM. PACA, THOS. STONE, CHARLES CARROLL of Carrollton.GEORGE WYTHE, RICHARD HENRY LEE, TH. JEFFERSON, BENJA. HARRISON, THS. NELSON, JR., FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE, CARTER BRAXTON, WM. HOOPER,JOSEPH HEWES,
JOHN PENN,EDWARD RUTLEDGE, THOS. HAYWARD, JUNR., THOMAS LYNCH, JUNR., ARTHUR MIDDLETON.BUTTON GWINNETT,
LYMAN HALL, GEO. WALTON.
The representatives of the United States of America
--Who is the audience?
It says in the document that the world is the audience, “Let facts be submitted to a candid world”, but I also think that it was mainly aimed toward the British crown and the British people.
--Who do the writers represent?
The now United States of America
--What is being said, argued and/or requested?
What is being said is that the King messed up,” He has……” (All of these are the things the King has messed up) and the American people are declaring to Britain and the world that they are separating from Britain
--How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
It is declaring these facts, and I believe that the writers are a little bit angry with the need to write this document. Like we have said, they did not want to go to war or separate from Britain, so they were a little mad it came to this. In the document they were very cam and forthright though.
--What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
The justification is that the crown has driven them away by not answering their calls for help and that the King has released them from his good graces
JOHN HANCOCK, JOSIAH BARTLETT, WM. WHIPPLE, MATTHEW, THORNTON.SAML. ADAMS, JOHN ADAMS,ROBT. TREAT PAINE, ELBRIDGE GERRY, STEP. HOPKINS, WILLIAM ELLERY, ROGER SHERMAN, SAM'EL HUNTINGTON, WM. WILLIAMS, OLIVER WOLCOTT.WM. FLOYD, PHIL. LIVINGSTON, FRANS. LEWIS, LEWIS MORRIS, RICHD. STOCKTON, JNO. WITHERSPOON, FRAS. HOPKINSON, JOHN HART, ABRA. CLARK.ROBT. MORRIS, BENJAMIN RUSH, BENJA. FRANKLIN, JOHN MORTON, GEO. CLYMER, JAS. SMITH, GEO. TAYLOR, JAMES WILSON,GEO. ROSS.CAESAR RODNEY, GEO. READ, THO. M'KEAN.SAMUEL CHASE, WM. PACA, THOS. STONE, CHARLES CARROLL of Carrollton.GEORGE WYTHE, RICHARD HENRY LEE, TH. JEFFERSON, BENJA. HARRISON, THS. NELSON, JR., FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE, CARTER BRAXTON, WM. HOOPER,JOSEPH HEWES,
JOHN PENN,EDWARD RUTLEDGE, THOS. HAYWARD, JUNR., THOMAS LYNCH, JUNR., ARTHUR MIDDLETON.BUTTON GWINNETT,
LYMAN HALL, GEO. WALTON.
The representatives of the United States of America
--Who is the audience?
It says in the document that the world is the audience, “Let facts be submitted to a candid world”, but I also think that it was mainly aimed toward the British crown and the British people.
--Who do the writers represent?
The now United States of America
--What is being said, argued and/or requested?
What is being said is that the King messed up,” He has……” (All of these are the things the King has messed up) and the American people are declaring to Britain and the world that they are separating from Britain
--How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
It is declaring these facts, and I believe that the writers are a little bit angry with the need to write this document. Like we have said, they did not want to go to war or separate from Britain, so they were a little mad it came to this. In the document they were very cam and forthright though.
--What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
The justification is that the crown has driven them away by not answering their calls for help and that the King has released them from his good graces
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Text Analysis Facilitator Prep Sheet: Causes to Bear Arms
--Who is writing?
Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America
--Who is the audience?
The rest of the world, “we esteem ourselves bound by obligations of respect for the rest of the world, to make known the justice of our cause.”
--Who do the writers represent?
The Thirteen Colonies
--What is being said, argued and/or requested?
First, the colonies are stating the things that the British have done to them in order to push them so far as to defend themselves with Arms. Second, they state that they are going to bear Arms for these reasons. Although lengthy, this has some good reasoning behind it.
--How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
It is being said humbly with a sort of sad, frustrated undertone I believe. Again, America did not want to go to war, so this was sort of a melancholy time or the colonist.
--What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
The proof is not really there, to tell the truth. The state their reasons, but Britain would probably argue on how this actually happened, making a case that as a ruling country, Britain should have control over America’s affairs.
Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America
--Who is the audience?
The rest of the world, “we esteem ourselves bound by obligations of respect for the rest of the world, to make known the justice of our cause.”
--Who do the writers represent?
The Thirteen Colonies
--What is being said, argued and/or requested?
First, the colonies are stating the things that the British have done to them in order to push them so far as to defend themselves with Arms. Second, they state that they are going to bear Arms for these reasons. Although lengthy, this has some good reasoning behind it.
--How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
It is being said humbly with a sort of sad, frustrated undertone I believe. Again, America did not want to go to war, so this was sort of a melancholy time or the colonist.
--What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
The proof is not really there, to tell the truth. The state their reasons, but Britain would probably argue on how this actually happened, making a case that as a ruling country, Britain should have control over America’s affairs.
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