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Colonial Life
Jack Miller Jack Miller works as a lumberjack in England. Do to the constant wars between England France, and Spain there was a constant need for lumber to make ship. Soon there was a small amount of lumber in England. As a result of this, Jack Miller lost his job. Not much time passed before his family was in debt and instead of going to a debtors jail he and his family went to the new world. So far in the colony Jack Miller has been doing well. He started out in Delaware and had to make his way to New York. Once they got to the rural area of New York they bought land with a cabin from a man named john smith. The next day Jack Miller got a job at a lumber company. After many weeks of working for the lumber company he realized that was under played for the amount of work he does. Jack was then able to do what he always wanted to do, own a brewery and a distilling center. This way he could have a monopoly on the market. This shows he can sell his drinks to the villagers, local taverns, and sell his product threw out Pennsylvania and New York. After getting his brewery and distilling center up and running he is now a wealthy upper class man.

Revolution
Noah Hungness 11/10/10 P.5 Mr. Armstrong American Revolution research Source: “Battle of Brooklyn.” Save the vista Battle of Brooklyn page. Web. 13 Nov. 2010. <[]> and “Battle of Brooklyn.” Social studies for kids, Battle of Brooklyn page. Web 14 Nov. 2010. <[]> I. Battle of Brooklyn A. What side had the upper hand? 1. British a. Why i. Had more men ii. “…17,000 of the best troop of Europe met 5,500 undisciplined men…” (Battle of Brooklyn) B. Who Won 1. British 2. “…Two days of fighting, the British lost 377 while the Americans lost 1,407” (Hart 91). C. People who fought in the battle 1. American a. General Washington b. General Israel Putnam 2. British a. General William Howe b. Admiral Richard Howe II. American side Source: Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. History alive!: the United States through industrialism. Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.

A. Strengths 1. Had belief in their cause 2. Had a good leader B. Weaknesses 1. “…Never had more than 20,000 troops at one place…” (Hart 88) 2. “… Army was plagued by shortages” (hart 88)\ 3. Had no navy C. How they over came those weaknesses 1. Spain and France both sent ammunition and supplies to the continental army 2. The French used their navy to fight the British on the water D. Leader 1. General George Washington III. British side Source: Source: Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. History alive!: the United States through industrialism. Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. A. Strengths 1. “… A professional army of 50,000 troop…” (Hart 89) 2. Well trained 3. Had military experience 4. Had experience with firing heavy artillery B. Weaknesses 1. “…Distance between Britain and America” (Hart 89) 2. Under estimation of the continental army (Michael Streich) C. Leader 1. General Cornwallis IV. Battle of Saratoga Source: “American revolution” American Revolution interactive map. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.  A. Is a turning point in the American War of independence and a one of the most important battles in the American War of independence (Michael Streich) V. Battle of York town Source: “American revolution” American Revolution interactive map. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.  A. Ended the revolutionary war B. Cornwallis got trapped between American and French land forces and got trapped by the French navy. C. Cornwallis surrendered VI. Battle of Trenton Source: “American revolution” American Revolution interactive map. Web. 14 Nov. 2010.  A. After valley forge B. Washington’s army crossed the Delaware river with his men on Christmas C. Washington’s army attacked unsuspecting assassin D. Americans won by 9:30 AM with minimal losses VII. Valley Forge Source: “The continental army at Valley Forge, 1777.” Eye witness to history on Valley Forge page. Web. 14. Nov. 2010. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/valleyforge.htm A. American went to Valley Forge to train and drill B. The army came in with low moral and left with a well trained army with higher moral VIII. Treaty of Paris Source: “Treaty of Paris.” US history, Treaty of Paris page. Web. 14 Nov. 2010. <[]> A. Recognized America as a nation B. Recognized fishing rights on the Newfoundland C. Settled the Loyalist property issue IX. Important vocabulary Source: “How to beat guerillas.” Strategy pages How to beat guerillas. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. <[]> A. Mercenaries 1. A person who will fight for some sort of payment B. Guerrilla troops 1. Guerrilla troops are troops that practice guerrilla warfare

Noah Hungness 11/30/10   P.5 Mr. Armstrong Historical Fiction Character Outline Theme: How being in a war can change a person view towards every thing  I. Exposition  A. Joined the Continental army  1. In Brooklyn with Washington’s army  B. Joins because he wants America to be free  C. Go in depth on why he joined  D. Made Friends with Mark  II. Rising Action  A. Hears that the British are coming to Brooklyn  B. Wants to protect his home land  1. Every thing that comes with it  C. The British are in Brooklyn and about to fight  1. Calm before the storm  III. Climax <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"> A. The men were lined up ready to die <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"> B. The cannon balls came crashing into the ranks <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"> C. Mark and his got hit by a cannon ball and died <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"> D. As Jack was next to Mark he went over and said <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 2.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;"> 1. “No, no it can’t end like this” <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 2.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo8; text-indent: -.25in;"> 2. Mark response in his last dyeing breath “take care of my kids and wife” Jack gets back in his group <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.25in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo7; text-indent: -.25in;"> E. His group retreats <span style="line-height: 200%; margin-left: 1.0in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -.5in;"> IV. Falling action A. As Jack retreats he sees all the carnage of his army V. Denouement A. Jack retreats with his army across the river to fight another day