Long time, no post.

Hey all, long time no see, eh? Anyways, we've been learning all about Amendments and the Constitution and all. If you haven't noticed, this is a blog related to American History.

So, anyways, I've got a alot of classwork. (Bunnies have to learn too.)

I'll get around to posting some cases of interest later. Student rights happens to be the subject these days. That, and tazers. Hmm...

I'm thinking about teaching a class on CSS and Photoshop if the admins at my school will let me. I thuink it'll be fun. Maybe. I don't know. But, HAPPY MERRY CHRISTMAS!
(Remember, Turkey YAY! Rabbit NAY!)

Thats all for now, folks.

About...

Hi everyone! Me again. So, I just though I would point out a few details about this blog:

It took me about 4-5 days total to type, code and finish it. The top graphic is positioned using a table, and this layout was made entirely by me and a copy of Photoshop Elements 3.0

The coding is loosely based on a template, but mainly coded by me. (I ♥ absolute positioning!) CSS is our main design and structural code here. I like web design. :)

The graphics, (background, top banner) took about 4ish hours to do. The bunny is a stuffed toy of mine. I hope you enjoyed reading this blog. I enjoyed writing this whole thing. Its good to get out of the burrow. Anyways, here's me:

I know, I have the most adorable ears!

Well, anyways the links on the side are my resources and a cool comic named Rob Parvonian doing a rant on some of the music from this era.

(Oh, I had to sneak a Monty Python reference in there somewhere. Gotta love the killer rabbit! POWER TO THE LAGAMORPHS!)

Common Sense

Common Sense. Its what we are taught in first grade. Like, not to walk out in front of moving cars or read the bathroom signs. But this Pamphlet produced in 1776 by a Patriot named Thomas Paine trashed the British Government. It clearly stated that the British were the cause of the Americans economic misfortune. It help guide many Americans to see that Independence was the right way to go. (Oh, by the way, 120,00 copies were printed. Just though you mathematical people would have liked to know.)
Oh! Here's an early Politician! Let's interview him!

Paine: Uh... Hi. Why am I talking to a rabbit? Oh. A Blog? What's a Blog? Is that a new dish? No, oh well, I think my Pamphlet was very helpful to quell doubts within the community. Can I go now....? Thanks.

Well, there you have it. All about Rising Tensions!

Lexington and Concord

Above you see a depiction of the Lexington and Concord Battle. If you have noticed I did not start this post with a stupid comment or anecdote.

Now, since I happen to be writing a story at the same time as typing this, my paws are in PAIN! So, we will sum it up like so:

You're Invited! Read this and Learn!

Who: Paul Revere, King George, William Dawes, General Gage and some Minutemen! (No! You do NOT microwave for one minute to get ready-to-fight perfection! This is not Betty Crocker people.)

When: April 1775. (I can't think of a joke. Sorry. I'm being distracted by some carrots.)

Where: Doesn't the title explain it?

Changes/Outcome: The Brits were sent back to England with their Fish'n Chips. The lobsterback's attempt to seize weapons from the Colonists failed, but they won the Battle and marched to Concord, setting the town on fire. The Brits continued marching and opened fire. The Minutemen stood there ground however, and the Brits soon lost, and continued to be shot at and killed all the way back to Boston. 74 British soldiers died, and another 200 were MIA or hurt, while the colonists' losses were 49 dead and 41 wounded. The Brits learned that day that they has misjudged the Americans, and they were willing to fight to the death.

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Paul Revere: The British are coming! The British are coming! Grab your butter and lemon wedges, the lobsterbacks are coming! What? It's over? Well... okay I guess I could share my feelings. Well, I am so glad that we won this battle! We American are not just helpless little pushovers wait to be... pushed over. Well, what I'm saying is that we are proud and willing to fight as one!

Well, thank you Paul. You and Patrick must give great pep talks.
Stay computing!

The First Continental Congress

I do not think of myself as a Holland Lop, but as a member of the Lagomorphs! Okay, maybe that's not the same as the colonies uniting, but you get the point. If your don't then you should slap yourself with a wet trout. I mean it. Well, diving right into our subject, in September 1774, about 50 leaders from different colonies gathered together in Philadelphia. (The place, not the cream cheese; though it is delicious on carrot cake.)

The delegates pretty much thought that all the colonies were seperate, while Patrick Henry tried to convince them to think otherwise. While this method didn't quite work, they all found common ground with their love of liberty and their hate of tyranny.

The delegates then wrote a polite message to King George asking him to look at their complaints and give them their rights. They also stated that British goods would be boycotted until the Intolerable Acts were repealed. Now, lets talk to a man who jumps onto soapboxes to give pep talks, Patrick Henry! (Henry, henry, henry... echo....)

Patrick Henry: Unlike the starfish character with my name, I am quite intelligent. Together we are strong, and thats the whole idea. We will fight the lobsterbacks until we have our freedom!

Thanks, Patrick. Say hi to Spongebob for me.

The Intolerable Acts

In 1774 Parliament passed new laws to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. These new Acts became known to the colonists as the 'Intolerable Acts.' The Boston Harbor was closed until all the tea was payed for, any troops accused of murder woud be tried in England and citizens were not allowed to call Town Meeting's until the governer was notified.

Lord North thought this would press the Colonists into submission, but instead angered the colonists even more. Virginians sent food and supplies to the Bostinians and called for a congress.

Some Americans, called Loyalists thought that the Patriots and Sam Adams group called the Sons of Liberty were the cause of all the trouble.

Samuel Adams would have thought that this was an attack on British America and that we must fight back.

See? Wasn't that boring? Yes, I like my totally off topic comments too. Now, we still have a lot of ground to cover, so stay... uh, tuned I guess. (This is not a radio.)

The Boston Tea Party

I WANT CRUMPETS! Okay, for those that do not know, crumpets are a delightfully delicious pastry often eaten at teatime. But, we arn't talking about that kind of tea party. We're talking about the kind that throws 324 chests of tea off a boat. Yep! It was another one of those attemps to rebel against the Governent and their unfair taxes. Lord North must've been reeeeaaaalllllyyyy angry. Mostly because he was losing money. So he couldn't buy his fish'n chips.

Well, the East India Company had 17 million pounds of tea sitting in British warehouses. Well, the company decided to say:
"Hey, lets implement a Tea Act that will let us sell to the colonies cheaper, and let us have a monopoly!"
(Okay, maybe not exactly like that, but you get the picture.)

Well, the businesses were afriad of more monopolies. Poor buisnesses and merchants. Well, the sudden price decrease didn't fool the Patriots. Even though the tea was then cheaper then the smuggled Dutch tea, there was still a tax. That tax cause the incident known as the Boston Tea Party, when 50 men boarded three ships dressed as Mohawk indians. Now, let's here a word from our guest speaker:

John Adams: Well, this act will have dire... consenwuences I must say. As it was bold, daring and rather rude. Oh, and one question for you: if I'm the good guy, and my cousin Sam is the bad guy, why is HIS NAME MORE FAMOUS THEN MINE?! I mean, he's got his name on a bottle!

Well, thats marketing John. Besides, your dead. Now, lets move on to the next topic, shall we?