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11-3 PPV
Article posted May 10, 2011 at 10:38 PM GMT0 •
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First Continental Congress- The assembly of colonial delegates from every colony except Georgia that met in 1774 in Philadelphia to oppose the Intolerable Acts.(p. 300)
petition- a written request signed by many people. (p. 300)
minutemen- Well-trained volunteer soldiers who defended the American colonies against the British at a minute’s notice. (p. 300)
American Revolution- The war between Great Britain and its thirteen American colonies from 1775 to 1783 that led to the founding of the United States of America. (p. 300)
Battle of Bunker Hill- Costly British “victory” in 1775 over Colonial forces at a site near Charlestown, Massachusetts. (p. 305)
Lexington- A town in Eastern Massachusetts, site of one of the first battles of the American Revolution; 42N, 71W.
Concord- The British would march to Concord to capture weapons the militia had stored there; 43N, 72W.
Fort Ticonderoga- A fort on Lake Champlain, New York; site of important battles in the American Revolution; 44N, 74W.
Charlestown- A town in Massachusetts across the Charles River from Boston; the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought near there in 1775; 42N, 71W.
John Hancock- 1737-1793 Patriot and president of the Continental Congress from 1775 to 1777 known for his boldly written signature on the Declaration of Independence.
Paul Revere- 1735-1818 Boston Patriot and silversmith who, on the night of April 18, 1775, rode to warn the people of Lexington that British troops were coming.
William Dawes-1745-1799 Patriot who rode with Paul Revere on April 18. 1775, to warn colonists that British troops were coming.
John Parker- 1729-1775 Patriot captain at the battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775, where the first shots in the American Revolution were fired.
Ethan Allen- 1738-1789 Leader of the “Green Mountain Boys,” the Vermont militiamen who captured fort Ticonderoga in the American Revolution.
Israel Putnam- 1718-1790 Patriot general at the battle of Bunker Hill.
Peter Salem- 1750?-1816 Patriot and former slave whose shot killed British Colonel Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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Article posted May 10, 2011 at 10:38 PM GMT0 •
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11-2 PPV
Article posted May 9, 2011 at 10:05 PM GMT0 •
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liberty- Freedom. (p. 292)
rebel- To oppose those in charge, even to the point of fighting them with weapons, because of different ideas about what is right. (p. 292)
Stamp Act- A law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, and even playing cards. (p. 293)
treason- The betrayal of one’s country by giving help to an enemy. (p. 293)
Sons of Liberty- Groups of colonists who organized themselves to protest against the British government. (p. 293)
repeal- To withdraw or cancel. (p. 293)
Townshend Acts- Taxes passed by Parliament in 1767 for goods brought into the colonies. (p. 294)
boycott- To refuse to do business or have contact with a person, group country, or product. (p. 294)
Committees of Correspondence- Groups organized in the 1770s to keep colonists informed of important events. (p. 295)
Boston Tea Party- a 1773 protest against British taxes in which Boston colonists disguised as Mohawks dumped valuable tea into the Boston Harbor. (p. 296)
Intolerable Acts- The laws passed by the British parliament in 1774 that closed Boston Harbor, dissolved the Massachusetts assembly, and forced Boston colonists to house British soldiers. (p. 297)
Patrick Henry- 1736-1799 Virginia Burgess who encouraged the colonists to fight for their independence from Great Britain. (p. 293)
Samuel Adams- 1722-1803 Patriot and leader in the American Revolution. He was a member of the Sons of Liberty and a cousin of John Adams. (p. 293)
Mercy Otis Warren- 1728-1814 Patriot, poet, and playwright who urged women to give up tea and other taxable goods from Great Britain in the 1760s. (p. 294)
Crispus Attucks- 1723?-1770 Patriot and former slave and the first person killed in the Boston Massacre in 1770. (p. 294)
Abigail Adams- 1744-1818 first lady to President John Adams. She wrote many letters about the role of women in the new country. (p. 296)
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Article posted May 9, 2011 at 10:05 PM GMT0 •
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Current Event for May 4
Article posted May 6, 2011 at 03:29 PM GMT0 •
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Bin Ladan was killed by a Navy SEAL. Intelligence said that he was planning to run a train off of the tracks into a valley. The FBI and Homeland Security says that local officials need to look out for missing spikes or clips in the track. He was going to tip the train on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. This is the newest information found for the plans. My source is The Daily.
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Article posted May 6, 2011 at 03:29 PM GMT0 •
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11-1 PPV
Article posted May 2, 2011 at 09:27 PM GMT0 •
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assembly- A lawmaking body. (p. 286)
town meeting- Gathering of a town’s citizens to discuss and solve local problems.
(p. 287)
militia- A group of volunteers who fought in times of emergency during the colonial period and the American Revolution. (p. 289)
delegate- A member of an elected assembly. (p. 289)
Thomas Jefferson- 1743-1826 Thomas Jefferson traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia’s capitol. Only 26 years old, the young planter and lawyer had just been elected burgesses.
Richard Henry Lee- 1732-1794 Virginia planter, patriot, and signer of declaration of independence. (p. 288)
John Adams- 1735-1826 In 1770 a lawyer named John Adams was elected to the Massachusetts assembly.
John Peter Zenger- 1697-1746 Newspaper printer whose trial in 1734 helped to establish the idea of freedom of press.
Phillis Wheatley- 1753?-1784 enslaved american poet whose poems called for fair treatment for all people.
Williamsburg- Colonial capitol of Virginia from 1699 to 1779, where the House of Burgesses met; 37N 77W
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Article posted May 2, 2011 at 09:27 PM GMT0 •
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Current Event 4.26.11
Article posted April 27, 2011 at 12:58 AM GMT0 •
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The Doctor Who season 6 premier had 1.5 million views. It was up 71,000 views fro last years season 5 premier. They had 3.5 million views for their you-tube content. Doctor Who is the number 1 series on iTunes. BBCAmerica.com got its highest traffic ever, 74% were new viewers on April 23rd. The series airs every Saturday at 9:00 P.M.
My source is http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/29570
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Article posted April 27, 2011 at 12:58 AM GMT0 •
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current event 4/19
Article posted April 19, 2011 at 10:52 PM GMT0 •
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Mike Barish wanted to see if public transportation was faster than riding a big wheel. So he decided to race a public bus one mile of its route. His big wheel bike beet the bus by 2 minutes. He started out a lot behind the bus. The time was big wheel 12 minutes and the bus 14 minutes. Other things that could beet the bus where: Walking fast, skipping, pogo-sticking, biking, and hopping. My source is aol.com.
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Article posted April 19, 2011 at 10:52 PM GMT0 •
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Hunger Games responses day 1
Article posted April 19, 2011 at 09:15 PM GMT0 •
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1.) World War 3
2.)Argued and said that she can't go
3.) It would have been easy but the punishment would be harsh
4.)No, my brother would not have
5.)The Capitol rules everything and no one has a say in anything
6.)It sounds like something random and wouldn't be helpful for predictions
7.)The Capitol has the "Absolute Power"
8.)They hate the games and wish they didn't exist
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Article posted April 19, 2011 at 09:15 PM GMT0 •
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9-1 RAFT
Article posted February 1, 2011 at 04:03 PM GMT0 •
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R- Olaudah Equiano A- himself F- secret diary T- who came to the English colonies and why?
1756, Dear Diary
The first thing I saw was the sea and the slave ship picking up it’s cargo. The sight of the slave ship amazed me. This amazement turned to terror when I was carried aboard the ship...
Date unknown, Dear Diary,
We were packed together in chains so tightly we could hardly move or turn over. The cramped surroundings and the deadly heat almost suffocated us. Many slaves fell sick and died- a result of being packed so closely. The only reason they were packed so closely was to increase the profits of the slave dealers.
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Article posted February 1, 2011 at 04:03 PM GMT0 •
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Current Event
Article posted February 1, 2011 at 12:46 AM GMT0 •
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Robert, a 14-year-old used his spare time to make a game for the iphone. Now he has 6 million people playing his game! Most 14-year-olds are watching TV, thinking about the school dance and spending way too much time on Facebook. Eighth-grader Robert Nay, meanwhile, used his spare time to build a No. 1 iPhone app. His game is called Bubble Ball, it topped Angry Birds as the number 1 free game in mid-January.
The objective is to get a ball through an obstacle course in multiple levels. If he does create another game he will charge a small fee to download it. I got my information from aol.com.
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Article posted February 1, 2011 at 12:46 AM GMT0 •
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Robo Current Event
Article posted January 27, 2011 at 11:13 PM GMT0 •
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We all know we have seen robots run before but do they run like humans? Well Ryuma Niiyama of MIT’s Robot Locomotion Group is trying to build a robot that will run as much like a human as possible. They will even try to put in some nylon running shorts.
I can’t believe people are trying to build a robot that runs like a human! I got my information from http://currentgeek.com/2011/01/episode-144-ahh-man-my-robot-has-the-runs/
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Article posted January 27, 2011 at 11:13 PM GMT0 •
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