The King is Dead! Long Live the King!

My experience in M1 and the experience of the colonists before the revolution is similar. King Coyle was like King George. There was also taxation without representation, like the jewelry tax, denim tax, etc. There was a lot of injustice because of that, and I think if that continued, there would be almost no self-determination in me and my classmates. Because of King Coyle, there was a lot of tyranny in the class room.

Summary of The Declaration

In some cases, it becomes neccessary for people to break away from oppression. The suffering of these thirteen colonies must end, and everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Under the rule of the king, the American people had no freedom, and they are being treated unfairly. We have tried to tell the British of the mistakes they are doing, but they don't listen. We, the people who represent the United States, break away from Great Britain, and we swear to follow and defend this declaration.

Feedback for "Join, or die"

The main visual elements in this cartoon are the chopped-up snake and the slogan. The issue this cartoon is representing is the American War for Independence. The chopped snake represents the divided colonies. The slogan says “Join” because if the colonies band together, they can be a more formidable force against the British. If they don’t join together, they will be defeated, hence the chopped snake. The cartoonist’s opinion on this issue is that the colonies have to join together. The evidence for this is the slogan “Join, or die.” To make this cartoon more convincing, the cartoonist could have enlarged the “Die” in the slogan.

Reflection on TBAS

This book can be trusted for three reasons, the first of which being that there are quotations from slaves, who were right in the thick of things. This is shown in this quotation:

"If you want Negro history, you will have to get it from somebody who wore the shoe, and by and by from one to the other, you will get a book."
-Ex-Slave
Tennessee (Lester, 11)

Secondly, Julius Lester is a highly acclaimed author, and is a contributor to The New Republic. This is written in the book:

"A frequent contributor to The New Republic and other journals, Julius Lester is the author of many highly acclaimed books..." (Lester, 158)

Lastly, some of the author's information is from the Library of Congress. This is from the author's note:

"These are the narrative material taken form Fisk University collection of slave narratives, the Library of Congress..." (Lester, 15)

Information from: Lester, Julius. To Be a Slave. 1968. NY: scholastic inc, 1968.

Great Powers Game Debrief

1. I was Great Britain. It felt good to build my empire, especially at the beginning, because I had a starting advantage. Great Britain and the U.S.A. had a starting advantage, because both had four economic units to start off with, and they also had more colonies, industries, and a bigger army and navy. At the end of the game, I was third to last in terms of economic points. This is because I built up my army at the beginning, and attacked the most at the beginning.

2. In the long run, it was more important to buy industries, because with them you could build larger armies. Colonies do the same thing, but if you lose a battle, the winner is more interested in them, so you lose them.

3. I kept a large army at all times, which dissuaded some people from attacking me. If I had a second chance, I would have bought more industries at the beginning, so I would have advanced faster in economic points. At the beginning, I also had more navy than anyone else, so no one would have attacked me.

4. Until the last three rounds/years, my alliance was successful and it helped me. Toward the end, however, we probably would have been fine, except Chris dropped out and joined the opposite side, so we were defeated in a war.

5. I learned that alliances cannot always be trusted. Also, if a lot of small nations band together, they can become one powerful force. Lastly, conflict can be unprofitable. For example, one nation can use 10 army units and conquer a country, but then the defeated country can only give one industry.

Quarter 3 Goals

In quarter three, I would like to finish my homework every day before 9:00pm. I would also like to start doing the work the day it is assigned, maybe even finish it. Also, I would like to get my AR points for quarter three done early. I read a lot, but the books I read aren't on the AR list, so I want to check in with Mr. Coyle and see what I should do.