British Victory!

          After a long seven years, we have finally beaten the French and gained a new colony!  They battled in Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, and the Caribbean. The Plains of Abraham is where the French and the British fought for victory. At least 440 British soldiers were killed or hurt, but we still managed to win this battle and it's all because of Wolfe. Our smart general leader found a sneaky, yet difficult, way to attack the French to win over the land. He sent soldiers and some ships over to Beauport to trick the French into thinking they were attacking there. Then, Wolfe sent some of his best soldiers to attack at the west side of New France at Anse-du-Foulon. This was very tricky because the soldiers had climb up a very steep, yet short, cliff to attack the French.  Wolfe called this the "Beauport feint." The French thought they had an advantage because they were on the higher grounds, but at this point, they didn't. Wolfe created a strategy called "The Thin Red Line." He tells the first line to shoot, then tells the second line to shoot while the first line reloads. He then tells the third line to shoot while line one and two are reloading and then goes back to the first line. The French surrender and victory becomes ours. After New France became ours, we signed The Peace Treaty to keep peace among the French and ourselves.

          Through this war, unfortunately, the great Wolfe dies. We hope he rests in peace. Without him, victory would not be ours!

Rachel

 January 24^th, 2013

Love Is…

Love is when you have to lie

To help your friend feel better,

Or cheer your sister up

If she's under the weather.

Its saying sorry to your mom

For things you didn't do,

Or getting blamed by you brother

For something he did too.

Love is telling your dad he's looking young

Even if he's not looking good,

Or helping your cousin study

Even if you never understood.

It's knowing you're right

But still saying sorry,

Or helping your dad

Clean his Ferrari.

Love is telling your family

That you will always care,

It's doing things for others

Even though it's not always fair.

-         Rachel J

Why Were The First Nations People So Self- Sufficient?

            The first nation's people were so self- sufficient because they knew how to use their land and the resources that they had. They used the land to supply themselves with food, water, clothing, medicine and many other things. They USED the land, opposing to OWNING it. They had a very close bond with nature and did not want to harm it. They were very knowledgeable because they learned from their elders. The first nation's people had great lives because they didn't take anything for granted. They didn't relay on anyone to do anything for them because the land gave them everything they needed.

                                                By: Rachel.