As the title implies, by the end of this, you shall be reciting that key phrase of real estate, as Mr. Boyle was so kind as to inform us. Apparently, they have a connection to Revolutionary War battle tactics. Who would have known.
Yesterday, once we were finished being confused about assignments and asking questions, we jumped right into a recap on Paul Revere's ride, and the events that followed. Yup, that's right, the battles at Lexington and Concord. We watched as a online model demonstrated the moves the British and the rebels made, from the British marching in to their retreat back to Boston. Now insert the phrase of the day ("location, location, location") as the rebels clearly had this. Always uphill of the British, it was pretty clear from the beginning that they were going to win. At least to me it was.
Watching this really helped me to get a visual of what was happening - there's a huge difference between reading something and seeing something. You could see that the militia had the advantage without anyone having to tell you.
Today we moved on to some of the key documents of this time period - the Olive Branch Petition, Common Sense, and Plain Truth. All had to do with whether or not the colonies should stick with Britain. Now we know that we didn't, but it's interesting to see both sides of the argument.
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