Amanda

Misson US Part 1

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I was sent to be a printer's apprentice because I was the youngest son. The oldest son gets the farm.=====

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3. What are some of the ways you can demonstrate to Mr. Edes that you are worthy of the apprenticeship in his shop?=====

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I can show Mr. Edes that I am a worthy apprentice by doing all that he asks as soon as possible and as well as I can. I will not argue with him and will be respectful.=====

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Royce is a patroit. He does not like the British. He told me that when he told me he threw snowballs at the redcoats.=====

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5. This is the first time you've been to Boston, a very big city compared to Uxbridge. What does it look like? What are some of the things you see?=====

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I saw many shops and stores in Boston. There is a port, a Liberty Tree, and a large church is in. Boston is very busy.=====

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6. On this day, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Edes and Royce, you may have met the following people. Make a note or two next to the name of each.=====

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Hugh White~ owns a shop, has a slave named Phillis Wheatley, allows his slaves some freedom such as writing=====

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7. If you have sold an ad to Constance, you were told by Mr. Edes to return the money to her. Why does he refuse to print her ad?=====

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Mr. Edes refused to print Constance's advertisement because she is a loyalist. He is a patriot and so is his newspaper.=====

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8. Did you doff your hat to the British customs official? If you did, why did you? If you did not, why didn't you? If you know what a British customs official does, write it.=====

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I did doff my hat to the British customs official. I would have done this for anyone. I think a British customs official collects taxes.=====

Mission US Part 2

1. What is the difference between a Patriot and a Loyalist? A Patriot is someone who opposes the king and his taxes. A Loyalist is a person who is loyal to the king. Patriots do not buy imported goods while a Loyalist does.

2. What is Liberty tea? Why does the drink have this name? Liberty tea is tea made in the colonies. It is not imported. It has this name because the colonists want liberty and independence from the king.

3. What information is listed in the newspaper article you may have found? Why would anyone be interested in this information? I did not find a newspaper article.

4. Who is Christopher Seider? What has happened to him? Why and how did it happen? Christopher Seider was an apprentice in Boston. He was killed. He was protesting against a Loyalist shop when a Loyalist man started shooting at the group possibly trying to drive them away. The man shot Christopher. He died later.

5. You may have had another conversation with Hugh White, the Redcoat. What did you learn about why he doesn’t like Royce? I did have another conversation with Hugh white when he was guarding the shop that had been protested against. Royce was not mentioned.

6. Why do you think Royce did that? Royce was not mentioned in our conversation.

7. Why has Mr. Lillie’s shop been defaced with manure? Why has someone written the word “Importer” on it? That happened to Mr. Lillie's shop because the Patriots were protesting against his Loyalist shop. "Importer" was written because he imported goods from England.

8. If you asked about the name Townshend, what did you find out about who he is? Why might the person you spoke to be angry with Townshend? Townshend was a man that made the Townshend Acts. The person might be mad because the Townshend Acts allowed British officials to search their home for smuggled goods.

9. If Constance asked you to help her find her dog, you may have agreed or refused to help her. What did you do? Why? I did agree to help her find her dog. I agreed because I like dogs.

10. What later news does Mrs. Edes give you about Christopher Seider? How does it affect your opinion about the Patriots and the Loyalists? Christopher Seider was a patriot apprentice in Boston. I think that the Patriots should not have messed up the front of Mr. Lillie's shop, but I still think that they should rebel against the king.

11. If you overheard the meeting in the Long Room, how does that affect your opinion? I overheard some of what was discussed in the Long Room. I did not hear enough to understand what was said.

Misson US Part 3 **DESTROYING A MESSAGE.** If you see a message posted in public and you don’t like it, is it okay to destroy it? Would your answer change depending on the content of the message? What would you do in the following situations? (__Explain your reasoning__.) a. You see a sign saying that a sports team that you really don’t like is the best team ever. It is not okay to destroy the message. Other people have different opinions and you have to respect them even if you don't agree with them. b. You see a message or symbol (such as a swastika or a racial or ethnic slur) that is offensive to you or others. It is okay to destroy this message because it offends other people. c. You see a poster for a political candidate whose views you oppose. It's not okay do destroy this message. Other people have different views than you, but that doesn't mean you have to agree with them. d. You see a sign posted in a public space that has mean things written specifically about you. It is okay to destroy this message because it is specifically about someone. Even if it is true, other people do not need to know.