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e. Governor Thomas Hutchinson: living, responded, felt, thought, treated, homesick, returned, died 4. Have students look at the verbs. Discuss the following: a. Are the verbs indicative of how each group or person felt? b. Overall, how does it seem the British felt about the colonies breaking away? What makes you think that? 5. Explain that even though the king and Parliament were angry, many of the citizens of England wanted the king to grant the colonies their freedom. a. Why do you think they would feel this way? (Answers will vary. Possible answers include: they had family and friends there; maybe they would like to have freedom also; their businesses and trade were suffering because of the conflict between England and the colonies.) 6. Revisit Thomas Hutchinson's response. Review his story. Discuss: a. How did his path differ from Franklin's? b. How did he feel about the colonies? (Hutchinson thought the colonies were under poor leadership; he thought King George could do no wrong; and he was homesick for Boston.)
Article Assessment Questions: 1. Who sent the Declaration of Independence to King George? a. John Hancock
b. Thomas Jefferson c. Benjamin Franklin d. George Washington 2. Who responded to the colonies’ declaration?
a. the king b. a lawyer c. Parliament d. a newspaper 3. What was Parliament’s reaction to the Declaration of Independence? a. They called the colonists ungrateful and misled. b. They attempted to apologize and ask for forgiveness. c. They voted to reduce the tax burden on the colonies. d. They were shocked the colonists said the king was wrong.
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Article 6: Civilian Control of the Military Word Count: 404 Vocabulary:
purchase of officer commissions: men who were wealthy, owned a lot of land, or had influential relatives of noble or wealthy standing could buy their way into the higher ranks of the military
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