US History (Monday, January 23, 7th period)

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh was looking a little cranky today. Could have something to do with the announcements Principal Smith had made about a certain old colleague of his.

"Okay, last week we talked about Massachusetts and Virginia. Today, we're going to blow through all of the history that happened before the Revolutionary war. That's right. 150 years of history in an hour. Prepare to take notes."

Josh then gave a very terse rundown of life in colonial America, lacking much of his normal snarky humor.

He looked up. "Okay, you now have thirteen colonies to choose from--where would you live now? Bonus points if you say Connecticut or New Hampshire, but only if you can back it up with reasons other than 'because the teacher told me I'd get bonus points.'"

He sat down at his desk. "Homework for the day is to give me at least a hundred words from Wiki about the French and Indian War. That war'll be very important as we talk about the Revolution, so be sure to look for any names that seem familiar." He raised an eyebrow. "A hint for you out-of-towners: Washington DC was named for the Washington who first shows up in the French and Indian War."

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Re: Homework (January 23)

[miss-monochrome.livejournal.com]

The Battle of Sainte-Foy, sometimes called the Battle of Quebec (1760), was fought on April 28, 1760 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada during the French and Indian War. It was a victory for the French under the Chevalier de Lévis over the British army under General Murray.

Murray felt that his army was too small to defend adequately the walls of Quebec, which had not been improved much since the fall. He therefore moved some 3,800 men into the field, all he could muster, along with over twenty cannons. The battle turned into a two-hour fight at close range.

The British army lost over one thousand, killed and wounded (three-quarters of the officers of the Fraser Highlanders were killed or wounded) and the French almost nine hundred casualties, making the Battle of Sainte-Foy one of the bloodiest engagements ever fought on Canadian soil.