American+Revolution

The main idea of the indroduction is that after the French and Indian War the Britian chose to keep the the army for safety reasons. However the British didn't want that because they knew that there could be a negative impact on them with the army there in some point in the future. This was the beginnig of a dispute between Britian and the British.


 * No taxation without representation*

We(Americans) congress, They(Old Americans) no Parliament

Main Ideas:


 * 1) 2- The Mayfllower Compact 1620

Main Thing- Government rule

Imporatnce-In order to have a settlement that will last, it must have a strong government with people that follow the rules

Main Idea- In order for settlements to survive, a government had to rule

Support: Colonists because it gave them rights to rule


 * 1) 1- Magna Carta - Support: Colonists because it reduced the king's power and gave rights to the people


 * 1) 3- Samuel Johnson- Support: British because Samuel was explaining how the colonist should be paying the taxes because when England profits the colonies profit since the colonies are a part of England


 * 1) 4-Virtual Representation - Support: British because the representatives were all from Parliment who represented all of England and the colonies together (so they always chose the side that would benefit England's people[the English])


 * 1) 5-British Seven Years War Debt - Support: Colonists because they were kept safe from the French, and theypayed little taxes to support the army that was defending them


 * The Boston Tea Party**

Picture #1
 * I See || It Means ||
 * * Indians?
 * Ships
 * Boxes floating on the water
 * Area of water
 * People on the dock || * Colonists disguised as Indians
 * British ships
 * Boxes of tea dumped into the water
 * The Boston Harbor
 * American Colonists cheering on ||

Picture #2


 * I See || It Means ||
 * * Creepy people in Pointy hats
 * Man in feathers
 * Pot
 * Tree
 * Rope on the tree branch || * The American Colonists(the evil ones)
 * Victim with tar and feathers on him(Probably Bristish)
 * Tea-Probably for irony
 * Liberty tree
 * Where the colonist were probably going to hang the man in feathers ||


 * Similarities || Differences ||
 * * Accured in Boston
 * Fueled by the anger of no representaion
 * Forms of evil
 * The actions of the American colonists
 * Colonists are on the ships dumping boxes to tea
 * || * The men on the ships in Picture#1 were dressed asindians, in Picture#2 they were regularly dressed colonists
 * Picture#1 has a huge crowd of colonists on the dock, meanwhile in Picture#2 there are only 10 colonists
 * Picture#1 makes the colonists look like they are fighting for something,Picture#2 just makes them look evil
 * Pic#1 has a focus around the Boston Harbor,Pic#2 has a focus around Liberty Tree ||

Takes place in the day, images that take place during the day usually= good, positive
 * Picture Number 1: Artist's POV:** I think that the artist's point of view was more patriotic than anything.
 * Evidence:** Numerous colonist cheering=approval

Man dying in the hands of the colonists Rope on tree, another way to die, or kill someone
 * Picture Number 2: Artist's POV:** The colonist were actually the criminal and evil people in this "story"/battle
 * Evidence:** Evil faces found on the colonist