lunes, 10 de mayo de 2010

Boston Tea Party


You are officialy invited to The Boston Tea Party


Place: Boston Harbor

Time: December 16, 1773

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The Boston Massacre

The Boston Tribune: march 5, 1770.

The death of five civilians by the British troops, has concerned the Boston population. Something like this was never seen before and the attack has alarmed Boston people that declare their fellow countrymen were not armed or had no enemies.
Three civilians got killed instantly, eleven were badly injured and two of them had been reported as dead in the hospital.

According to some witnesses, this is a demonstration of what the thirst of power can do to people and how far are the military troops going to go, if people are disagree with their own interests.

martes, 4 de mayo de 2010

Revolutionary Jokes




When crossing the Delaware river did George Washington stand up in his boat?
He was afraid that if he sat someone would give him an Oar to Row!


What did they do at the Boston Party?
I don't know I wasn't invited!


What did they wear at the Boston Party?
T-Shirts!


"Did you see Sarah Palin at the Tea Party Convention on Saturday? Well, this is — I'm starting to love her, really. She mocked President Obama for using a teleprompter and then, someone noticed she had notes written on her hand. And she had the words 'energy,' 'budget,' with the word 'cuts' crossed off, 'tax,' and 'lift American spirits' written on her palm. It lifted my spirits, so — mission accomplished, I guess." –Jimmy Kimmel


"Well, tomorrow in Nashville, Sarah Palin will speak at the Tea Party Convention. Tickets are $550 apiece. Where are they getting this tea, Starbucks?" –Jay Leno
"The tea party nation announced last week that Sarah Palin will headline what is being called the first national tea party convention in February. It is expected to be the nation's largest ever gathering of misspelled signs." –Seth Meyers


"Some Americans did a very dumb thing today. They had tea party protests. They've been mailing tea bags to Congress to I guess express their dissatisfaction with taxes and government spending because nothing shakes a politician up like a complimentary bag of tea. 'Hey if you don't straighten up next year, crumpets, buddy.'" –Jimmy Kimmel


"A lot of protests today. Thousands of people had these tea parties, during which they protested higher taxes. But here in LA, it was called the Green Herbal Double Decaf Tea Party." –Jay Leno

The Liberty kids was a cartoon produced by PBS kids in the early 90's.

"The Revenge of the Colonist"....

After protests, the colonist decided to take action in their own hands. They responded in three ways:


  • Violently: They went to the Stamp Act commissioners and grabbed their men. They would be striped down to the waist, hot tar was put or painted in their body, and later they would throw feathers or roll the victim in a pile of feathers so they would stick to the tar.

  • Intelectually: This was a resolution consisting of 7 resolves made in Virginia. their ideals were that only the Virginia General Assembly could raise or impose taxes, since their were none of their representatives in The Parliament they would not follow their acts, such as the Stamp Act.
  • Boycotts: In Fall 1774 delegates from every colony met in Philadelphia to discuss the acts imposed by the Parliament. Colonist delegates cite their opposition to The Stamp Act, The Townsen Act and The Coercive Act.

King George III Curious Facts


  • He was the longest reining of the British Monarchs in the House of Hanover .


  • He succeeded his grandfather, King George II after his father had died in 1750.


  • Had a disease called porphyria


  • King George ended the 9 year war with France


  • His son succeeded him, even though he haven't died yet


  • He had 15 sons and daughters


  • King George married a German Princess called Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg- Strelitz.


  • His grandaughter was Queen Victoria, daughter of his fourth son Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent.


  • He loved Handel's music and Cannalleto's paintings.


  • His hobbie was farming


  • Buried in St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle January 29, 1820 (age 81)

lunes, 3 de mayo de 2010

Causes of the Revolution

colonists enjoyed the protection of the british during the French & Indian war. They profited the trade with british, they cherished their political rights because they were an English colony. Later they protested because the British wanted to tax people and this protest and later it became a war.