The Olive Branch Petition
Who is writing?
~ The Document was presented by the Continental Congress.
Who is the audience?
~The document is a petition written to the King of England.
Who do the writers represent?
~The writers represent the colonists. Every member of the Continental Congress represent a colony, and they all came together to represent America as one.
What is being said, argued and/or requested?
~The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt to settle the conflicts between the British and the American colonists in a respectful way without war. The Americans wanted to keep their relationship with Great Britain, their mother country, for the British have done great things for the Americans, but now they don't appreciate the way the King is treating them and they want to settle it.
How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
~This document seems long and stretched out. At first it was hard for me to understand what the Continental Congress were actually asking. After reading through background information and rereading the document, I realized that they were asking the King to stop treating them with disrespect. They stated the bad acts that the King has done to them, and then they asked that they would stop the acts. The Continental Congress seemed to act like this is their last chance to resolve this problem with words, so they were pleading for the kings mercy.
What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
~Many men from the Continental Congress signed the document stating that themselves and the colonists they represent will stand by Britain and be loyal subjects to the King of England, only under the request that they be treated with more respect and less like slaves.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Patrick Henry (an American colonist) Wrote this Document to the President of the Colonies of America. He wrote very passionately the truth that many of the Americans weren't seeing. The Americans were trying not to see what was really happening. The British were sending their armies over and it wasn't to "win back their love." They were planning to attack. They need to fight back because words weren't helping. The British disregarded the words they said to them. The only solution is to fight. The British said that the Americans were weak, but when are they going to become strong. When they are under attack? That is to late. The only way to make peace is to fight. This is what Patrick is trying to persuade the Colonists of America to do. They need to fight.
Synthesis
The British were a big part of the Americans lives, and the Americans had no intention of disconnecting from Great Britain. Great Britain had been thought of as taking care of the Americans, and Americans were so proud to call themselves British. The Britain's were the Americans source of trade and the Americans did not want to create a war with them. The Americans liked Great Britain so much that they even sent their children there to get an education. In fact, the Americans thought that Great Britain was better then them, but in realty America was better taken care of and had more freedom. American colonies were the land for opportunity.
Life was perfect the way the Americans had been living. They made their own taxes and ran their own government. Out of the blue, Great Britain decided to make an Act of Parliament.The first act was the Stamp Act. They put a tax on every little thing in America. This Stamp Act created a fire storm in the American colonies. They weren't used to being run by a parliament, and this parliament was taxing everything they had. The Americans felt as if they were as low as servants and disagreed fully against the Stamp Act. They believed that it was wrong for Great Britain to create such a thing without the consent from all the colonies in America.
The American Colonies decided they had to do something about the Stamp Act, and that's when the Circular Letter from the Boston Committee of Correspondence came into play. This letter was sent out to all the sister colonies in search for the unity of America against Great Britain. The solution the Boston Committee came up with was to suspend all trade with Great Britain. They wanted to teach Britain a lesson. I saw the letter to be written as kind of in shock that Britain would do this to them, and as a call for their families help. The letter from the New York Committee of Fifty-One to the Boston Committee of Correspondence was written as a reply to the request of the Boston Committee. The New York Committee agreed to help such a wonderful colony as Boston, yet they wanted to gather all the colonies together to decide if this solution was the correct path to take.
After about five months since the letters between New York and Boston, a Declaration and resolves of the First Continental Congress was released. New York's plan went into action, and all the colonies got together to make their decision as a whole. The declaration was a way to show Britain that they weren't going to take the way they were being treated. They wanted a say in their taxation and the Stamp Act was completely Britain's plan to break down America. The Stamp Act and All the Acts that come after this event are all Acts of Parliament that lead to Americas independence.
Life was perfect the way the Americans had been living. They made their own taxes and ran their own government. Out of the blue, Great Britain decided to make an Act of Parliament.The first act was the Stamp Act. They put a tax on every little thing in America. This Stamp Act created a fire storm in the American colonies. They weren't used to being run by a parliament, and this parliament was taxing everything they had. The Americans felt as if they were as low as servants and disagreed fully against the Stamp Act. They believed that it was wrong for Great Britain to create such a thing without the consent from all the colonies in America.
The American Colonies decided they had to do something about the Stamp Act, and that's when the Circular Letter from the Boston Committee of Correspondence came into play. This letter was sent out to all the sister colonies in search for the unity of America against Great Britain. The solution the Boston Committee came up with was to suspend all trade with Great Britain. They wanted to teach Britain a lesson. I saw the letter to be written as kind of in shock that Britain would do this to them, and as a call for their families help. The letter from the New York Committee of Fifty-One to the Boston Committee of Correspondence was written as a reply to the request of the Boston Committee. The New York Committee agreed to help such a wonderful colony as Boston, yet they wanted to gather all the colonies together to decide if this solution was the correct path to take.
After about five months since the letters between New York and Boston, a Declaration and resolves of the First Continental Congress was released. New York's plan went into action, and all the colonies got together to make their decision as a whole. The declaration was a way to show Britain that they weren't going to take the way they were being treated. They wanted a say in their taxation and the Stamp Act was completely Britain's plan to break down America. The Stamp Act and All the Acts that come after this event are all Acts of Parliament that lead to Americas independence.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
The conversation in the letters between the Boston Committee and the New York Committee stated that they wanted to make a large committee between all the sister colonies. In this document there request went into action and they created this Declaration. This document declares the trouble that Great Britain as put on the colonies in the Americas. The declaration then states the resolves and rights of the English colonies.
Letter from the New York Committee of Fifty-One to the Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 23, 1774
10 days after the circular letter of the Boston Committee, the New York Committee replies to them. They state that they want to help Boston for they are such a respectable colony, but the New York Committee citizens got together and decided that they cannot make a decision. They believe that they need to have an assembly of all the sister colonies to make one decision as a whole. There request is that Boston Committee of Correspondence replies and grants their request to for a large committee of all the colonies.
Text Analysis
Circular Letter of the Boston Committee of Correspondence; May 13, 1774
Who is writing?
~Samuel Adams, as stated in the fine print on the bottom of the page. "the writings of Samuel Adams"
Who is the audience?
~Trading companies of the colonies in the Americas.
Who do the writers represent?
~The Boston Committee and trade company
What is being said, argued and/or requested?
~The British are closing The Boston Harbor trading port until Boston "makes restitution to the East India Company for the loss of their tea." The Boston Committee is arguing that this situation is unjust, and they are requesting that the other colonies stand as one with them against the British by suspending their trade with Great Britain at least.
How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
~They are kind of in shock of their new discovery of an Act of the British Parliament against them, and they are acting quickly so they can be in an offensive position.
What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
~ Boston described the sufferings that will happen to them and eventually to all the colonies.
Who is writing?
~Samuel Adams, as stated in the fine print on the bottom of the page. "the writings of Samuel Adams"
Who is the audience?
~Trading companies of the colonies in the Americas.
Who do the writers represent?
~The Boston Committee and trade company
What is being said, argued and/or requested?
~The British are closing The Boston Harbor trading port until Boston "makes restitution to the East India Company for the loss of their tea." The Boston Committee is arguing that this situation is unjust, and they are requesting that the other colonies stand as one with them against the British by suspending their trade with Great Britain at least.
How is it being said, argued and/or requested?
~They are kind of in shock of their new discovery of an Act of the British Parliament against them, and they are acting quickly so they can be in an offensive position.
What proof and/or justification is being used to legitimize the request?
~ Boston described the sufferings that will happen to them and eventually to all the colonies.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Essay #1 reflection
This essay was a transition for me between the simple five paragraph essay i wrote in high school, and the essays we wrote using "They Say, I Say." I really liked using "They Say, I Say" as sort of a template for my essay. It was a great way to organize my thoughts on the comments of someone else, and the information given. My writing philosophy still stays the same and is applied to everything I write. The new way of writing that I have learned from using "They Say, I Say" is just a way to organize the skills from my writing philosophy.
At the start of Bacon's Rebellion I didn't have a very good understanding about what really went on in this event. Even after the wiki entry, I wasn't 100% confident, but after all the research and critical thinking I had to do to complete this essay I felt that I gained a much better understanding of what really happened. Before this essay I didn't feel like my view on Bacon's Rebellion was correct, but i came to learn that everyone has their own view and it is their interpretation.
My writing philosophy:
~When creating a piece of literature, I try to make it personal and honest. Even if there is an assignment that i have no interest in, i always find a way to put myself into the work. My philosophy is to always state my opinion and use my heart to let the reader know that the words came from me. Your hands may be what write the words on paper, but your heart is what creates the words and put them together to define you. You cant write a worthy paper without using your own personal experiences and prior knowledge.
At the start of Bacon's Rebellion I didn't have a very good understanding about what really went on in this event. Even after the wiki entry, I wasn't 100% confident, but after all the research and critical thinking I had to do to complete this essay I felt that I gained a much better understanding of what really happened. Before this essay I didn't feel like my view on Bacon's Rebellion was correct, but i came to learn that everyone has their own view and it is their interpretation.
My writing philosophy:
~When creating a piece of literature, I try to make it personal and honest. Even if there is an assignment that i have no interest in, i always find a way to put myself into the work. My philosophy is to always state my opinion and use my heart to let the reader know that the words came from me. Your hands may be what write the words on paper, but your heart is what creates the words and put them together to define you. You cant write a worthy paper without using your own personal experiences and prior knowledge.
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