William Shoemaker To my Children's Children, September 18, 1800 I am writing this to you on the anniversary of my father's passing, out of a deep concern for your future. My desire is that, by reading this, you may avoid some of the pain that my generation has experienced. Many things have come and gone in my lifetime, for God has granted me a long 60 years. I wish to tell you all that I have experienced, before I too pass on, that
“murder”. It surprises me that the vigilantes, as the Minutemen are called by the state, can’t see this in a bigger perspective, and solve the problem without guns and killings. Even the Border Patrol is some kind of tired of these “Border protectors”, because they are a danger to all – untrained civilians trying to perform law-enforcing functions. Even though the law-enforcers are against this project, it has been very successful and “The Minutemen Project” is planning to expand to other countries with
The minutemen and their world: As the title says "their world" this is exactly the basis that Gross take when he wrote the book. Rather than focusing on the war during that time like normal American Revolution stories, Gross focuses on the people as a community and life before, during, and after the war in the community. Gross presents himself as one who lived in the community because he seems to know a lot about the community as he was present in it. Gross takes a different perspective on the American
resources. The implementation of taxes from England was the final issue that drove colonist to revolt against England. While some scholars of history only focus on the literal facts of history, other scholars such as, Robert A. Gross, who wrote The Minutemen and Their World focus on the sociology. Gross reconstructs the history of the revolution through the lives of the residents of Concord and the surrounding areas. He does a great job at showing the stress of life
Treaty of Paris. But a lot of major events occurred in the colonies before the American Revolution could be over and these events would result in series of social, political, and intellectual transformation in American history. In his book, The Minutemen and Their World, Robert Gross’s describes the lives of people in Concord, Massachusetts before, during and, after the American Revolution, where much of these events took place and changed the way of life people lived in Concord. He goes through
Robert A. Gross: The Minutemen and Their World: Book Review The minutemen and their world: As the title says "their world" this is exactly the basis that Gross take when he wrote the book. Rather than focusing on the war during that time like normal American Revolution stories, Gross focuses on the people as a community and life before, during, and after the war in the community. Gross presents himself as one who lived in the community because he seems to know a lot about the community as
these things, which can prove that the colonists did not want war, but only agreed to fire if it was their last resort. But before this battle began, Paul Revere, and four other brave colonists would secretly ride in the night through the streets. Minutemen, waiting at Lexington and concord for the British’s arrival. A war would break out upon the colonists and the british soldiers in Lexington, “the shot heard round the world” said by poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. This war would change our
given regarding the Comedian earlier years but rather it highlights that he worked to fight crime. Some conversations capture his burned out as well as destructive perspective. Blake was born in 1924, and he was a teenager the time he joined the Minutemen to play as "The Comedian." Within shortest time, his status in the group fell, especially after he tried to rape one of the other characters (Sally Jupiter). Even with his silly actions, Sally forgave him. However, most of the other characters including
Evaluate the relative importance of three of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776. Parliamentary Taxation Restrictions of Civil Liberty British military measures The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas The mistake that King George and the rest of Britain made was thinking that they could forever keep the colonies under their thumb. These were not the same colonists who came over as British citizens to set up forts. These men and women thought of
They were called minutemen because they could be ready to defend Massachusetts in a moment’s notice. There were a total of 104 men and offices within the militia unit, composed of a great majority of farmers. The minutemen were a special militia unit because they resembled a fraternity, being said that most of these men closely grew up with each other. “The little group
Dear Diary, Today on April 10th, 1775 I awoke with a terrible hangover. Last night I was at the pub and already had a lot to drink, when a gentlemen approached me from the Royal Navy’s Recruiting Squad. I accepted the “kings Shilling” I was so naïve to fall into their trap. What have I done? I am now enlisted for life. I’m so upset; I can’t believe this is happening now. I feel as if my heart is in my stomach, and, my stomach is on the floor. This fells like a nightmare that I have yet awoken
The irregular and disorganized British rule of the American colonies in the previous years led to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. Most Americans did not originally want to separate from mother England. They wanted to stay loyal to the crown. England’s unwillingness to compromise, mismanagement of the colonies, heavy taxation of the colonists that violated their rights, the distractions of foreign affairs and politics in England and the strict trading policies that England tried to enforce
have marched to Lexington to seize an arsenal of patriot weapons, and instead finds an army of 77 minutemen waiting for them. Major John Pitcairn, commander of the 700 armed British troops, orders the minutemen to disperse, and leave them to destroy the weapons shortly before the “shot heard around the world” is fired. In a bloody exchange between the British soldiers, and the colonists, the minutemen suffer eight casualties, while the British only lose one of their own [1]. Little do they know what
for their love of his country, Frank irrationally begins worrying about their non-existent plans for revolution. Frank repeats authoritatively,“We are a nation of laws,” as if he is ignorant that every nation in the world is a nation of laws. The Minutemen have unwisely taken the laws of their state into their own hands. When a government neglects to create or enforce a law, it is not the role of the citizen to do the
and Concord. When the news reached West Springfield a company of minutemen composed of West Springfield’s citizens began the nearly one hundred mile march to the west on April 20th. Captain Enoch Chapin, First Lieutenant Samuel Fowler and Second Lieutenant Luke Day led fifty men westward to aid their fellow colonists. They were part of a larger regiment led by Colonel Patterson. At the end of their month long service, the minutemen returned home. A majority of the men would later re-enlist. In
from the colonies. This angered the colonists who were accustomed to taxes being made to regulate commerce. The Stamp Act led to violent mobs in several colonies; The Sons of Liberty, the l... ... middle of paper ... ...iting to attack. Eight minutemen were killed, and ten were wounded. On their way back to Boston, British troops were shot at by farmers hiding in trees and by the time they reached Boston, the British had lost three times as many men as the Americans. The historic battle at Lexington
1. Letter to friend in England. Dearest Friend of England, 1776 I know it is hard to believe we (the colonists) would be on the verge of a revolution against our own homeland. My father has explained to me the reasons we deserve independence from God, the King, and the British people. There are many things going on in the colonies to lead us to our current thoughts. The British people have imposed many Acts upon us colonists. In the year 1767, British parliament
A shot that made headlines was one to be remembered. The Shot Heard 'Round the World was regarded as a truly important event in history. It was the start of the Battle of Lexington which was the first official battle of the Revolutionary War. On April 19th, 1775 British troops were marching to Lexington where many militia were already awaiting their arrival. The British were after the ammunition of the militia. Paul Revere had warned the militia ahead of time so that they could be prepared. They
The American Revolution (1775-1783) was a war between England and the colonies which were settled earlier by the English. There were many factors and events that led to the American Revolution. The Revolution was mainly an economic rebellion that was fueled by taxation without representation following the French and Indian War. The English Parliament was more often than not considered cruel and unfair by the colonists. With conflicts over trade, taxes and government representation, the colonies were
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the very first battles of the Revolutionary War. The battle of Lexington was a brief fight that marked the first war-like conflict. It took place on the morning of April 19, 1775, when about 70 colonial minutemen, commanded by Captain John Parker, collided with about 800 British soldiers marching their way to Concord, Massachusetts, to steal some equipment from the colonial militia. The British soldiers were under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Francis