Friday, December 2, 2011

We Declare our Independence!

This week we have been learning about Civics and our Government during Social Studies.  We are learning about the story of America and why we wanted our independence from England.  In this post, pretend you are a colonist writing a letter to King George of England.  What would you like to tell him?

Here are some video clips to refresh your memory about the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution.

"No More Kings"

"The Shot Heard 'Round the World" - Revolution


"Fireworks!" - Declaration of Independence


"Too Late to Apologize" - Declaration of Independence Music Video




21 comments:

JH ll said...

Dear King Goerge,
Why do you make us pay taxes for things we don't need to? We shouldent have to because soon we will have no money not even for your land.


From,
Jada

shortyfoxfoot said...

DE/8,2002
DEAR king georg,
if you do this to your people you
will not have a state, or coliny
and if your people laeve dont say i
didn't tell, you about it cause i did.

your friend SERENA

a13 said...

Dear King George,
I am glad I moved here exept you
need to stop taxing us!We should not have to pay taxes from across the ocean!

rybot said...

Dear king lame we want life and liberty and the pursuit of happines
or we attak! Why do you have to be a jerk! can we just have freedom uncool!


from Riley

p.s. I am really angry!

Joey/awesome/Hughes 12 said...

Dear King George,
You realy need to quit taxing us for pretty much everything!If you keep taxing us we are going to not buy your stuff!And just so you know we are all very mad

sincerely,
very mad Joey

Brooke4 said...

Dear King George,
You tax us for every thing!You tax us for tea!It is not fair!We don't like you King George!!!

kr20 said...

Dear King George

you are mean,you can not controule us.leave us alone.We want freedom,libertey.

cami2 said...

Dear king george, We want our freedom.We do not want to pay taxs any more.

appels18 said...

Dear king Gorge,

No more taxes!Leav us alone!We declare our independece!

kkk eee nnn ddd rrr aaa 999 said...

Dear king george,you need to stop giving us taxes we soon will not have mony for you.




from,
kendra

Billy said...

Dear king george,
we want our independence!No more taxes!And get your troops out of our houses!

j23 said...

Dear king George, stop giving us taxses and we wont freedom.

O.F.H. said...

Let US BE FREE KING GEORGE!you tex us on evreything tea,suger,and even are food soon we will run out of money AND IF YOU WON'T ANYTHING ABUT IT WE WILL.Git it got it good.

dan 17 said...

DEAR king george LET US HAVE OUR FREED!

D19 said...

Dear King George,
Why are you taxing us? Why wont you let us be free?I declare our indenpence.Now! We are all the way across an ocean for crying out loud!This means war.



From,
Delaney

A1 said...

Dear king goerg,

we want freedom!
stop taxing us!Why would you do such a thing!STOP NOW!


the colanest,
ABBY
p.s.STOP!

mal15 said...

Dear king George 3
we declr our indapendanc cas we dont want to pay your dumb taxes.
We dont want solgers in our houses.
this means war.

k16 said...

not dear king george you are so mean I would brather have a hobo thats how bad you are why cant you give us freedom?WE want less taxes ells were gina move and not BUY anything and have war.

K5 said...

dear king George,
you are taxing us on almost everything! We want some freedom! At least get rid of some taing things!

sinserly,
Kilyn

Otis6 said...

king geoge I am tered of you treating us like arag doll Ihave enouth of you.You did't ever give us opshens theirs only one way to finsh this onceand for all.come and fight me.

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