Today in class... US Documents

Today in class Mr. Schick told us what we got on the objective part of our test. Lets just say I wasnt all the happy. I got an 87%. I am hoping that I did well enough on the essay so that it will bring my grade back up to an A. Oh yeah we also talked about some US documents today. I am about to fall asleep though so I don't feel like explaining it.

Today in class... Test Day.

Today we had our test on American History. It wasn't too bad except Mr. Schick had told us that we were only going to have two short answer questions but it ended up being two essays. To him the questions I guess were short answer though. Anyways I think I did pretty well on the multiple choice part but I honestly don't know how I feel about the essay part. It took me forever to finish those essays and I was the last person to turn in their test and the last person to leave the room. I am praying I did well.

Today in class... Jenna Marbles

Today in class Mr. Schick gave us a free period and I didn't have any homework to do so my first go to was Netflix. Once I finished watching Lilo and Stitch (I'm obsessed with that movie) I went to my next go to which was YouTube. I started to watch a YouTuber called Jenna Marbles because she is actually one of the funniest people I've ever heard. Kate wanted to watch with me so I gave her my other headphone and we sat there trying not to laugh to loud.

Today in class... Declaration of Independence Vid.

Today we watched a video on the D.O.I. There were basically a bunch of celebrities of all different ethnicities, both male and female. I think the video was only like nine minutes long but Mr. Schick would stop during certain times to explain what the D.O.I. was saying in modern terms. A lot of people fell asleep in class and I'm not gonna lie, I was one of those people. I tried really really hard to stay awake and I was so mad at myself after I woke up and realized that I missed a good chunck of the class. In my defense I had been up until like 12-1 last night studying and doing homework. Sorry Mr. Schick, at least I can say I tried to stay awake.

Today in class... Paul Revere.

Today in class we watched a video on Paul Revere and the ride he took through Boston to Lexington. It was a pretty good poem. Mr. Schick told us that he had to memorize that when he was younger and I am so confused on how you can memorize a poem that long. The video took the guy five minutes and he probably had the paper in front of him! So I give you props Mr. Schick. Good job!

Today in class... the Declaration of Independence.

Part 1:
The first part of the Declaration of Independence was called the Preamble. This part basically stated that everyone is created equal and that all men have "unalienable rights" that no one can take away such as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". By nature and by God you have these rights that you were born with. It also explained basically that because of the abuses that they have endured, they also have the right to overthrow the government.

Part 2:
This part basically explains all over the abuses that the colonists have had to deal with that the King had put upon them. It says that they have suffered 27 abuses form the King. For example, some of the abuses had to do with not having representation in the government and therefore the government had become a tyrannical authority. Another example of an abuse would be the unnecessary taxes and other things that the colonists were forced to provide to the British such as the Quartering Acts.

Part 3:
This smaller part of the D.O.I. is the colonists explaining to the King that they have used peaceful ways to voice their opinions such as protests and boycotts, but these had only led to more abuse, and for these reasons they basically had no choice but to become their own nation.

Part 4:
This part basically states that the Second Continental Congress now represents the colonists and the new nation called the United States of America. The new country can do anything any other country can do such as trade, form alliances, and even declare war against another country. At the very bottom it has all of the signature of all the reps. from all of the 13 colonies.

Today in class... Boston Tea Party.

Today in class we learned about the Boston Tea Party.  The Tea Party happened in December of 1773. It was led by Samuel Adams and a few others. Basically they dressed as Native Americans and they jumped on all the cargo ships and dumped all the tea into the harbor. In return, the British punished their actions by banning public meetings, closing the Boston Harbor, and sending more British soldiers to Boston. Those punishments were called the "Intolerable Acts" by the colonists