Today in History Class we went to the computer lab and worked on group powerpoint presentations. For each powerpoint, the group making it was required to cover who, what, when, where, and why the event happened. In my group, I was in charge of the Why portion. I said that the Intolerable Acts happened because they needed a way to punish the colonists for the Tea Act, otherwise they would feel they could rebel like this all the time without consequence.
Today in English class we completed the Julius Ceasar Anticipation Guide. On this worksheet, it had many true or false questions that connect to major themes in the book Julius Ceasar. One question that I answered true to was In certain situations it may be neccesary for a political leader to bend or break the rules for the good of the country. I agreed with this statement because if it benefits the country to change this law, then the law must not have been a proper or good law to begin with.
The statement I agreed with, In certain situations it may be neccesary for a political leader to bend or break the rules for the good of the country, connects to the Boston Tea Party. In this particular situation, I think it would be right for Parliament to lift the heavy taxes because if they had, then they would not have lost so much money from all the tea dumped in the harbor. If the taxes were fair or justified, then there would have been no reason for the colonists to rebel to this extent.
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