Events

I thought the iPod idea Mr. Boyle had was a pretty good one, I'm sure that this project will get easier after the next couple years because more and more people are getting iPods, it was probably a bummer for the kids that didn't own iPods because they have to depend on someone else, but obviously Apple is becoming exponentially more popular everyday, so it can only get easier from here. Here are some notes I took while listening to the sound clips:

Royal Proclamation- Indians felt threatened when colonists started taking over the west. There was even more tension when the Indians fought back for the land and we retaliated with disease-spreading. To calm everyone down and still gain land in the Appalachians, the British made the Royal Proclamation.

Stamp Act- Americans thought it was unfair when they weren't represented in the Parliament and they were expected to pay crazy taxes to pay off the countries debt, rebellion was becoming a popular issue among colonists.

The Boston Massacre- Colonists wanted to resist the Acts that British Parliament were passing. They attacked a guard, who shot into the crowd and killed 11.

The Boston Tea Party- British Parliament made Americans pay more taxes on tea to pay off debt. A group of colonists dressed as Indians dumped 150 lbs of tea into Boston Harbor, wasting a lot of England's money. They began farming tea.

Intolerable Acts- The British kept an eye on Massachusetts and was very firm with their governing of the state because it was the location of teh Boston Tea Party. The Sons of Liberty told people to stand up for freedom, this started many revolts.

The First Continental Congress- a group of colonists started meetings to reflect of their views of the Intolerable Acts and how to stop the british stranglehold and to obtain their freedom once again.

There you have it, no plagarism please.