Grade 7's your homework for tonights history to is answer one of the following questions in full paragraph form. Please have your response posted by Wednesday's history class.
Questions:
1. Were the acitons of the Patriots justified? Why or why not?
2. Why did the Loyists choose to go north following the American Revolution?
The reasons why the loyalists in America went north are:
ReplyDeleteThe loyalists in America went north because the patriots in America were torturing the loyalists and burning there homes and belongings. They were doing this because in America the British were charging taxes to stuff like tea, sugar, glass and many more things. This made they patriots very angry. This forced the loyalists to move north to Canada because it was owned by Britain. The reason that they went to Canada was because there were no patriots in Canada so they were safe and it was the same life style in Canada they didn’t have tto change the language or there religion. So they took what they had and on horses and donkeys they walked or rode to Canada. This is why the loyalists in America went north to Canada.
The reasons the Loyalists traveled north was because of the. The areas in the north were not affected by wars, so it was a safe area to live in for families. They would not want to take a risk against a new country ruling them. And taking their homes away also the patriots were burning down the houses, which was a big push factor to leave the 13 colonies. They went up north because there was a lot of land, so it was a great space to build (e.g. homes, churches, mills.) In addition to that the land was very fertile so it was a great area for farming and growing crops which was a pull factor. This would result in a successful winter because of the many varieties of food to last them once they grew the food. They also moved because of the taxes the British were charging for daily needs like tea, and sugar. In the end the loyalists were very successful. They set up 2 new colonies and lived a fairly long time.
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The Loyalists chose to go north following the American Revolution for a few reasons. It was mainly because the Americans had won the war. One reason the Loyalists chose to go north was because the land farther north was good and the soil was fertile. That was good for crops. Another reason was because the British owned the land. That meant they could stay true to their country. The British no longer owned America. One last reason is if they went north they could keep their religion. Religion was a big part of their lives. Overall those are the reasons the Loyalists chose to go north following the American Revolution.
Question #2
ReplyDeleteThe reasons why the loyalists moved north to follow the revolution is because the loyalists did not agree with the patriots beleif that the british should be seperated to form U.S.A. With that disagreement, some loyalists were either tortured or killed. With all the suffering, the loyalists had to flee to the north where there was safer british territory. They setteled there since the north stayed british
Question Two
ReplyDeleteThe loyalists moved north during the revolution because they and the patriots did not agree. The patriots persecuted them for their different point of view. After the revolution was over and the patriots had received the freedom that they wanted, they still persecuted the remaining loyalists. They continued to practice “tarring and feathering”, and sometimes burned down houses, farms, or businesses, despite the fact that the loyalists were no threat. The continued persecution forced the remaining loyalists to move north to escape the danger and find safety on British land away from the rebels.
Question #2
ReplyDeleteI think the Loyalists moved north because the Patriots controlled the thirteen colonies. The Loyalists did not follow with the Patriots, they were still loyal to Britain. The Loyalists moved to three different places, Halifax, Shelburne, and The St.John River Valley. These three places were controlled by Britain and the Loyalists moved to these places because they wanted to escape death or persecution, to protect their religion and way of life. Since their lives were good in their new homes (though they did have to clear new land and build new homes) they also had good fertile soil to plant crops on. They made money with their crops and built new homes near their crops. These are the reasons I think that the Loyalists went north.
Lots of loyalists went to British North America. They were pretty much forced to leave. It all started with the American Revolution, when the loyalists were being “tarred and feathered” because they wanted the thirteen colonies to remain loyal to the British, while the Patriots didn’t. So the loyalists had to flee in order to be safe. Many of the Loyalists went to British North America, to places like Halifax, which was a good community, Shelburne, which was also a good community but had poor farming land, so people left there after a while, and they also went to St. John River Valley. They were also good places because they could still remain under British government. The Loyalists had to leave for their own safety, because if they stayed, they wouldn’t have been having a pleasant life.
ReplyDeleteI think that the Patriots actions were justified. The British rulers charged them a lot of taxes, gave the French better land, and restricted them from expanding inland. Britain first charged the Americans a lot of taxes, so the Americans were mad. Then Britain raised the taxes on goods and the Patriots lost it. They boycotted these goods and dumped tea in the ocean in rebellion. Since these actions aren't particularly harmful to anyone, I think they are justified. The next thing the British did was gave the French speakers better land. Since the Americans had supported Britain in their war and were actually British, this really ticked the Patriots off. The French speakers had supported France in the war, so being treated better than the Americans was maddening. The last reason why they were justified in rebelling is that they were unable to expand inland. The Patriots didn't like being contained and they didn't let themselves be contained. for these three reasons I believe that their actions were justified.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the Loyalists chose to go north following the American Revolution because when the Patriots won the war they had power over the thirteen colonies and, the Loyalists had the choice to stay in America or to go north where the British ruled . Most Loyalists chose to go north to keep their Loyalty to Britain. When the Loyalists moved north they had the right to keep their religion and cultural way of life because the British had the same beliefs as the Loyalists , so to the British there was nothing wrong with their religion or doing their everyday things. However, if the Loyalists stayed in America they would be under the Patriots control and would have been doing things differently. Could you imagine having to learn a new language, religion and a new way of life? The north was also a great place to settle. It had way more space and very good fertile land to build lots of homes and to plant crops. Overall the north was a much happier place for the Loyalists and was much safer to be under control of the British then the Patriots.
Question Two:
ReplyDeleteThere are many different reasons why the Loyalists chose to go North following the American Revolution. One of the reasons why the "Tories" left America is because the Patriots and them did not share the same beliefs. The Patriots persecuted and even tortured the Loyalists by "tarring and feathering" them. This led some Loyalists to go North because it was safer British territory and going North would mean they could keep their religion and their way of life. The Loyalists believed that Britain should control America and did not want America to separate and become its own country. The Tories left America to go North because the land there was ruled by Britain and it was near by. Overall, I think that the Loyalists had many reasonable explanations for leaving America to go North after the American Revolution.
Question: 1 where the actions of the patriots justified? Why or why not.
ReplyDeleteYes, the actions of the patriots where justified. First the British were not being fair in raising the taxes on sugar, tea and stamps, for stamps prices starting at one cent to several dollars. The patriots protested with the Boston tea party; which was when the patriots knocked the tea into the water to demonstrate their feelings of anger. Secondly the British impacted the patriot’s lives with all the high taxes on products. All the money that the patriots payed for taxes went to the British for their benefit. This greatly upset the patriots, so they caused the American Revolution. Those are the reasons why I strongly belief that the patriots where write.
I believe that the actions of the patriots where justified. I believe this because there taxes were put on for the most basic stuff such as tea,sugar, molasses and stamps, and why should they pay extra when others don't have to?. The Americans got mad and dumped all the tea they have into the rivers to show the British how they felt. The British also gave the English better land and did not let the Americans go inland. Since the Americans didn't like to be contained in a single space they revolted. The Americans supported the British in the war and then this is what they get. This is why I think that the patriots were fully justified for what they did.
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ReplyDeleteThe loyalists travelled north during the revolution for many reasons. One of these reasons was because of the conflict between the loyalists and the Patriots. The loyalists did not want the British rule to become overthrown in North America so as a result the Tories were killed by the Patriots and some were “tarred and feathered.” This made it unsafe for the Loyalists to stay in these colonies. The Tories were left to join and move north to new territories, creating two new colonies that were not affected by wars and were still under the British rule. Another reason why the Loyalists travelled north was because of the fertile soils and lands available to build e.g (churches and homes). Although they had to cut down their own areas and farms, this was great for crops and living. For these reasons, the Loyalists chose to go North following the American Revolution.
I believe the actions of the patriots were justified because the loyalists kept taxing them on small little stuff such as sugar,tea,stamps. Just like today's society the patriots eventually revolted and dumped all of the loyalists tea in the Boston river, i believe they were right to do so because in my opinion if i were getting taxed as badly as they were i would revolt as well. I believe the patriots were right as well because if they never won the war there wouldn't be a free america today. That means that a lot of our electronics,food,clothes, wouldn't be with us if the patriots hadn't won.
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