Monday, November 29, 2010

11/30/10

Loyalist or Patriot.... Know the sides and their arguments before you choose!



Loyalist Clips 1,2,& 3.

CLIP 1 "Blows must decide". Watch only the first minute and thirty seconds of this clip.

QUESTION:
Why was it not obvious to the three million colonists living in America in the 1700s that a break with Britain was inevitable? (  inevitable: bound to happen, unavoidable)


CLIP 2 : "Proud to Be British" Watch the entire clip, then answer the following question.

QUESTION:
Explain why the woman speaking at the end of the clip says that most colonists were proud to be British? Why was Benjamin Rush a future signer of the Declaration of Indpendence so moved when he sat in  King George III's chair?


CLIP 3: "An American in England" Watch the entire clip, then answer the following questions:

QUESTION:
 How do Benjamin Franklin & Burke help to convince Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act? How Does the repeal of the Stamp Act renew & restore British pride in the colonies?

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