Comprehension Check

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Comprehension Check

• Access the Week Two Electronic Reserve Readings located under the materials section of your student website.

• Read this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.

• Write a paragraph of approximately 100 words for each of the following questions.

1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained and the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams, or both, likely used to develop and improve his thinking prior to taking a stand and acting according to his beliefs.

A: I have determined that Thomas Hutchinson and Samuel Adams were well well-known leaders in their time. One was a governor and the second person talked in relation to the concerns of the public health in the United States. One thing they have in common is they defended the people's rights. Thomas Hutchinson was only trying to fix the problem on money trading. Samuel Adams was a writer for different newspapers and pamphlets that was his way to communicated with the people. Both men were very good thinker in their times. Thomas Hutchinson and Samuel Adams acted according to their beliefs against British. The two men accomplished many good thing while there were alive.

2. Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events such as the Boston Tea Party.

A: The one important reason for foundation for critical and creative thinking should be built on past violence and positive events. Critical thinking is needed to assess what has actually happened and to deal with the facts to piece together the truth. Creativity is needed as easy explanation do not always present themselves. For example the Boston Tea Party was a important event in American's history it was a dispute between British Americans and the British government in part of the India Company. This was...