A woman spilled coffee on a British soldier after receiving an upsetting phone call about her mother's accident. She was arrested for assaulting an officer. The authorities told her she had no right to a jury trial and would be punished. In a separate incident, a man shopping for molasses to bake gingerbread saw an unfair tax increase the price beyond what he could pay. Residents are unhappy about lacking rights to fair trials and dealing with oppressive new taxes.
A woman spilled coffee on a British soldier after receiving an upsetting phone call about her mother's accident. She was arrested for assaulting an officer. The authorities told her she had no right to a jury trial and would be punished. In a separate incident, a man shopping for molasses to bake gingerbread saw an unfair tax increase the price beyond what he could pay. Residents are unhappy about lacking rights to fair trials and dealing with oppressive new taxes.
A woman spilled coffee on a British soldier after receiving an upsetting phone call about her mother's accident. She was arrested for assaulting an officer. The authorities told her she had no right to a jury trial and would be punished. In a separate incident, a man shopping for molasses to bake gingerbread saw an unfair tax increase the price beyond what he could pay. Residents are unhappy about lacking rights to fair trials and dealing with oppressive new taxes.
A woman spilled coffee on a British soldier after receiving an upsetting phone call about her mother's accident. She was arrested for assaulting an officer. The authorities told her she had no right to a jury trial and would be punished. In a separate incident, a man shopping for molasses to bake gingerbread saw an unfair tax increase the price beyond what he could pay. Residents are unhappy about lacking rights to fair trials and dealing with oppressive new taxes.
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04 Give Me Liberty You are writing a news article set in TODAY’s time. You imagine we never had the Declaration of Independence guaranteeing our rights. Create a fictional story based on 2 of the issues on the list. See SAMPLES below for some ideas (don’t copy!)!A news article includes details on who, what, where, and when of an event. It usually includes quotes from people who were present. Step One: Pick two grievances from this list:
• • No trials by jury • • Not able to trade freely • • Unfair taxes • • Quartering troops in your home • • Not able to vote for government leaders • • Standing armies in your neighborhood • • Judges’ salaries and jobs at the will of the king
Which two did you pick? not able to trade freely and unfair taxes .
Step Two: Write a newspaper headline:
Step Three: Write your story. You will have at least 2 paragraphs describing an event that has happened as a result of us having no laws against the grievances above. You will have to research the grievance to know what it meant back in the day. Then, make it relevant to today. Be creative! Have fun! Make it realistic!
This needs to change.
Considering our country's age, its wealth, its productivity, and its efficiency, our territory is an impressive one. We are a hard-working, honest people, ready to build our own businesses and prosper. Even with all these attributes, one wonders how long will we be subjected to British abuses that prevent our country from progressing.
The British have exploited our natural resources dishonestly for years, leaving us as captives. Firstly, we must stress that England prohibits us from freely negotiating our own products, that we produce and construct, that we plant and harvest. Because of this, we are left dependent on the English trade, which believes that it is entitled to price our work so as to reduce our output.
There is no dependency between us and our products, and we must reaffirm our autonomy and indomitability.
Because England wasn't satisfied, it added abusive and totally unjust taxes that don't accrue to us, but to them. Due to this, the UK is becoming increasingly educated and structured, while we lack the financial resources to address countless socioeconomic issues in our country, such as education, transportation, and communications.
Shouldn’t we fight for our defenses ?? Do you think this is fair ?
Example:
Headline: Judge for Sale
On May 28, Brad Austin passed by the British standing army at the mall. Not looking where he was going, Brad walked into one of the soldiers and knocked him down. The standing army immediately arrested Brad and took him to jail for assaulting a British officer. Brad tried to explain that it was a mistake. He showed the officer his call log on his cell phone to prove that he was talking on the phone and not paying attention to where he was walking, which led him to bump the soldier.
The judge has decided to hold the trial next month for these offenses. At his court hearing today, Brad repeatedly asked the judge for a jury trial. Judge Susan Elizabeth responded, “A jury trial is not a right. You assaulted an officer and must be held accountable.” After the interview, the judge was overheard telling friends that she knew that the king wanted to make sure that any violence on a British officer was punished to the fullest extent of the law. She also told her friend that she felt that the king would give her a pay raise if he was pleased with the outcome of the trial. Several supporters are planning a protest at the courthouse.
No Right to a Trial Seems Unfair to Starbucks CustomerOn April 6th a
woman named Valerie Woodshaw just came from Starbucks as she was on her way to her job, walking the streets in the city. She then looked down at her phone and got a call saying that her mom had been in a terrible accident. She started to cry and looked back down at her phone to text her brother about the accident, then suddenly she ran into a British Soldier, spilling all her coffee onto him. They arrested her for assault/physical attack on an officer. She tried to explain that it was an accident and she had evidence but they didn't care. They told her she had no right to a jury and that she is going to be punished for assaulting an officer.
High Taxes On Popular Holiday Baking Items On May 19th, a man named Thomas Atkins was on his way to the grocery. He only needed one thing. His wife asked him to pick up molasses to bake gingerbread for the holidays. He picked up some molasses and went to check out. The molasses was $4.00 but the total price now was $6.00. He only brought $5.00. He thought that this was unfair and that having these unfair taxes are wrong.
