The class discovered the causes for the American Revolution during an EdCafe yesterday. We discussed events such as the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act and Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the First Continental Congress. Each discussion went smoothly, but they all made me wonder if Britain was justified in their actions. Maybe the British were truly trying to help the Americans with the taxes on paper goods and imported goods, because the British did not have unlimited funds either to protect Americans.
Today, the first part of class was spent reviewing the topics discussed during the EdCafe by taking notes. Afterwards, Mr. Boyle read a poem: "Paul Revere's Ride", by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem glorified Revere's contributions during the night when the British soldiers began to attack the colonists. We had to become historical detectives to find out which other people contributed to the events that night, creating a Shakespearean sonnet to record our findings. I had never learned that Revere was not the only person involved, and Longfellow's poem was mainly propaganda. I think Prescott, Dawes, and all the other riders deserve as much credit for spreading the news and risking their lives. It is interesting how historical information can be distorted over time. The class was ended by passing back tests and a project on replicas of historical figures.
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