Number The Stars

Number The Stars by Lois Lowry. The setting is in 1943 Denmark. The main characters are: Annemarie Johansen and her sister-- Ellen Rosen. The story is about war.

History Easter H.W.

1. How did the colonists unite America?
The Enlightenment thinkers helped to bring war. Many colonists read their readings and learnt that they could rise up against Britain if Britain ruled unfairly. They helped to bring about the American War of Independence.There was war on April 19, 1775, the colonists won and they united America.
2. How did the legislature take part in the structure of the federal government?
The legislature took part as : Constitution of United America-Legislature(Senate have 100 members, House of Representatives have 435 members),Executive(president is the head of the Executive),Judiciary(Law courts; 9 Supreme Court-appointment for life) in the structure of the federal government.
3. How did the American revolution happen?
The American revolution happened on December, 16, some colonists dressed themselves as Red Indians. They went on board some British ships in Boston Harbour. They threw the boxes of tea on the ship into the sea to protest against the tax on tea.
4. Why did the people in the Enlightenment object to absolute power?
People in the Enlightenment objected to absolute power because the king suppressed people's natural rights.
5.Explain one of the British acts that created economic discontent amongst the American colonists.
One of the British acts that created economic dicontent amongst the American colonists was Britain did not let the colonists produce things that would compete with her goods.

History H.W.: the 13 colonies and the Hong Kong colony faced

at least two paragraphs describing the differences and similarities in the economic and political contexts that the 13 colonies and the Hong Kong colony faced. Put this on your blog! If you want extra credit, correctly use the grammar items - units 13 through 18 - that we have gone over this term and underline them! For your reference, I've linked this page to some more resources describing colonial life.



The differences:
Britain's economic policy increases the 13 colonies' disconent. The raw materials must sell to Britain only. They had no free trade. And the colonies use Britain's ships to transport goods only. The British government passed some actsso that the colonists had to pay for the cost of keeping this army, the acts are: the Sugar Act(1764), the Stamp Act(1765) and the Toenshend Acts(1767)
This set off a a quarrel between the 2 sides over right to tax led to the American War of Independence.

The growth of Hong Kong depended greatly on domestic transport of citizens and cargo across the Victoria Harbour.
Many new industries were set up in Hong Kong in 1990s.These included the lamp,battery,textile and ratio industries.
The government started to build public hospitals in 1848; set up the Sanitary Board in 1883; and ordered Chinese prople to whitewash their houses twice a year.
In 1864 the first large scale modern bank Hong Kong Shanghai Bank would be established turning Hong Kong into the focal point of financial affairs in Asia.
One observer summed up the decades as "politics, propaganda, panic, rumor, riot, revolution and refugees".

The similarities of the 13 colonies and Hong Kong is they could have their own system.









The growth of Hong Kong depended greatly on domestic transport of citizens and cargo across Victoria Harbour.

A new day of life

I hope I change since today. I was very lazy and naughty in F.1 & F.2. I felt blue and ashamed at myself. These days were senseless. I will study hard and conscientious. I will make friends with the good students. I will be a good girl.
Westlife-You Raise Me Up