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 **The Problem:** The day is April 19, 1775. You stand with a group of minutemen across the Lexington Common prepared to stop the British Redcoat's advance. As you stand with your musket on your shoulder, you know all of the men are questioning whether or not they should fire and risk death, or if they should retreat back to the safety of their houses. You decide to step-up to the front and address the assembled Minutemen as the sounds of the Red Coats' drums come down the road announcing their imminent arrival. What do you tell the minutemen? Fight? Flee? Stand their ground? What is the evidence you provide them with to convince them that your directive is the path they should choose. No. Do you even understand how we got into this situation?  Speech: S: Minutemen, fellow colonists, soldiers, why are we here? To fight! Why go back now when we are already here. They will never take us seriously if we quit now! We must fight to make them see that we're not just some silly colonists. We didn't just throw their tea of a boat to quit now. We formed the Sons Of Liberty. If we fight, we will be known in the future as "the men who freed us from Britain." Doesn't that sound brave? It does to me. if we go back now, we will lose more than this fight and money. We will lose our dignity and freedom. When you all showed up today, I don't think you thought too much of this. You didn't think too much of losing your lives. None of us did. But I think that everyone is agreeing with me when I say, we are ready to fight. Again I remind you of the embarassment we would present, and how silly we would look if we retreat now. M: But how would we look silly, rather serious? Your explanation confuses me. S: How wouldn't we? M: Well we've already proven our rights that we have. S: If you think you're so right, then how about YOU explain to them why we wouldn't fight at such a time. M: Alright, M: Now, would I command you to fight in this war...? No, I wouldn't. Listen, my fellow soldiers. We have already proven our point. Could anyone argue that? If you do, listen as I read you some small details stated in this document, proving that we have, stating all events leading up to this point we are at right now. But first, keep these questions in mind while I read it: why would we continue this battle? Think about the examples we are setting to our children. Is all that you've stated worth risking our lives? We've defeated the French and our Indian allies in the French and Indian War which started all in 1754 and lasted 9 whole years. The result: our control over much of North America. The Sugar Act and Townshend Acts followed. We reacted by forming organized political groups, such as Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty. In 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred as we fired into a group of protesters, killing five of them. Without having the French and Indian War, we probably wouldn't even be here. And the most important event putting us into this position, 1773, the East India Company was granted a virtual monopoly on the importation of tea. In protest, we disguised ourselves as Mohawk Indians and boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. Now, do you still think that we have not gotten our point across? Do you even understand how ridiculous and inhumane it would be to deliver weakness once again? S: So you've basically just proven the exact point I have! We've gotten so far, why turn back now!? M: We need peace, a state of mutual harmony between people or groups. S: What do you, as soldiers, think you should do?
 * Would you have fired the "Shot Heard Round the World?"
 * 1) We proved our point
 * 2) document proving that we have
 * 3) why should we continue this battle? What about the examples we are setting to our children?
 * 4) peace --a state of mutual harmony between people or groups, in personal relations
 * 5) end of war
 * Events leading up to the war:
 * 1) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif">Without having the French and Indian War, we probably wouldn't even be in this position.
 * 2) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif"> We defeated the French and our Indian allies in the French and Indian War which started all in 1754 and lasted 9 years. The result: our control over much of North America.
 * 3) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif"> Sugar Act and Townshend Acts came after. reacted by forming organized political groups such as Committees of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty
 * 4) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif"> 1770, the Boston Massacre occurred as we fired into a group of protesters, killing five of them.
 * 5) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif"> 1773- the East India Company was granted a virtual monopoly on the importation of tea. In protest, a we disguised ourselves as Mohawk Indians boarded a ship and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor.
 * 6) <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 110%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif">We've proven our point.
 * stands up and moves toward screen*
 * TURNS TO SAM*
 * HOLDS UP DOCUMENT*

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