Revolutionary War Questions

1) What rebel leaders does Paul Revere ride at midnight to warn?
He was an alarm rider, and it took him in the same direction that the British were going to march. He awoke every house until he go to Lexington where he found the friend he wished to warn.

2) In detail, describe how the battle of Concord looked?
The minute men were formed, 77 of the militia men and the minute men were ready to fight in Concord rather then Lexington, Someone fired a shot and the war was started, 8 colonists dies and 2 were wounded and none of the British were wounded. Militia Men and minutemen killed British soldiers on the Concord Bridge, but the real fight started on the way back to Boston. The British were fired on from all sides and the number of the Colonists were increasing while the British was decreasing.

3) Why was the Revolutionary War the most important event in U.S. History?
It not only legally created the nation in 1776 it formed the belief in freedom. It was the War of Americans independence and it also forms the aspects of how we are today. All of the wonderful attributes about the United States are represented in the Revolutionary war.

4) How many cities over 10,000 where there in America at the time of the Revolution?
4

5) Describe the country before the Revolutionary War? Why might not we, in the 21st century, recognize it?
It was completely wooded, the land was cheap and there was a lot of it. Spread out. Everything was next to the water.

6) Why was James Otis important?
Imposed taxes, his writings were the inspiration for john Adams and Sam Adams. He was the closest thing they had to a revolutionist. He inspired John Adams with his writing.

7) What was Samuel Adams known for?
Wanted to make it to the top of the political economic latter. Started a group called the Sons of Liberty.

8) Describe the Patriotic Leaders.
They did whatever they wanted and all they wanted. They were very ambitious and wanted to win.

9) What percent of the population, according to John Adams, wanted liberty?
Like 1/3 of the population.

10) Discuss how the events of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War.
The Boston Massacre was just a way to get more people on the colonists side. They Provoked the British to fire, which made them look bad. And British soldiers were removed from Boston. The Boston Tea Party Just made both parties extremely angry and kind of triggered the war because Britain wanted to fight back

Zinn post sorry its a little late.

In this chapter Zinn talks a lot about those in the war who weren’t as fortunate as the White Men, the Men who didn’t get the slack and the rewards as the white men did. There were many slaves and poor white men who never really got the reward for fighting the hardest in the war. During the revolution many poor white farmers left their farms to go fight in the war to just come home and be in debt. So pretty much the only people who came out of the war happy and rewarded were the Rich white men. Only the slaves in the North were allowed to fight and that where the majority of the war took place because the south didn’t really want to get involved. After the war ended slaves felt the need to start fighting for there freedom and getting more rights. Natives were pushed West and were facing terrible fates since the French and Indian war. This chapter also played into the Constitution when they wrote it they were really only writing it for the rich white men. Women, blacks, and Indians didn’t have any say. Which caused more conflict within the colonies. So even though they had gotten there freedom from the British things were not solved in the colonies.

Second question for the French and Indian war movie

1) Why do only the Mohawk agree to fight with General Johnson?
No other natives wanted to shed blood in a white mans war.

2) What are the results of the Battle of Lake George?
The Mohawks saw there fellow mohawks who were fighting with the French and they tried to prevent the war from happening but it was too late, and day long battle ended with the british forcing the French to retreat. 30 indians were killed and 150 colonial men. The mohwaks leave to mourn there dead.

3) For what purposes did the Native Americans take captive? (List three)
1. as ransom
2.a replacement for warriors killed in battle
3. weapon against encroachers

4) Why is the story of Mary Jemison presented? What purpose does it serve?
Her story was presented to show what happened to the captives that the natives took. For example if they felt they had to many they would scalp them like they did to Mary Jemisons family.

5) Do you agree with Washington's disciplinary practices on deserters? Why or why not?
I think that it was good that he was trying to earn his soldiers respect but i think that his way of going about it was a little extreme. I know things worked a lot differently back then but he could have found some other way to earn there respect and make them work harder.

6) Who is Montcalm and why doesn't he like the Natives?
He was a french commander, and he saw the natives as savages. The indians ways were so much more different then the french and he did not like that he also said that in order to work them you have to be extremely patient because they prepared for things slowly.

7) What are the Native Americans code of honor? How does this differ from the Europeans' Code of War?
They were supposed to take the victims captives in order to replace who they lost in battle and they also took belongings of the deceased as like a prize for there winnings. European ways were much more civil they just left the remnents of the soldiers which was much more respectful.

8) Discuss the culture clash that happens at Fort William Henry.
After the fight the french and the british had a banquet which upset the natives because that was not how they did things. The French were also not going to let the natives harass the British as they left the fort but the natives did anyway.

French&Indian War questions

1) Why is George Washington partially responsible for the start of the French and Indian War?
He attacked a group of French men who were on a diplomatic mission, and he didn't know there reasoning for being there he just attacked. That is what caused the war because the half king found a way to blame his massacre on George Washington because George Washington started it.

2) Who was Half-King?
Indian leader, who allied with the English and the beginning also allied with the french. he caused a massacre that George Washington started. He was called the half king because of his limited authority with the Iroquois nation. His people thought that he should ally with the French but he thought it would be more beneficial to ally with the British.

3) Why did Half-King murder/massacre the French?
He had agreed to give the English some land at the forks of Ohio but when the French found this out they forced them out which made the Half-King very angry. He was embarrassed and he wanted the french to back off so he sent them a message when he massacred those french men and he knew the blame would be put on George Washington because he started the battle.

4) Who was in the right? The French, The English or The Native Americans?
I would have to say that both the natives and the English were right. The half-kings actions were wrong when he was embarrassed but i think that the french didn't have the right to push the English out. The land belonged to the Natives and they agreed to give some of it to the English and it was there call.

Questions on page 113 and 106

So i thought i posted this on the blog but then i remembered that i couldn't because i couldn't but the chart on it so i am printing it out and giving it to you fielding. Sorry it is on my blog though as a draft.