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“Line up Soldiers!” The Red-Coat was screaming at us the second we got off the bus telling us to line up and to be quiet. My fifth grade class was on a field trip on this windy November morning. We were at Riley’s Farm and about to live for a day like we were in 1765 as a Patriot during the American Revolution. We were on the bus for 2.5 hours and finally we arrived. First, we went to this station that was right next to the parking lot. The man there picked 2 people from our class and it was Dylan and Adelene. He gave them both notes to read out loud, Dylan got tricked and read the note and he said “Miss Adelene and I are going to get our marriage license.” Everyone laughed and Dylan was like, why is everyone laughing but then he realized, and he was embarrassed. After that, we went to Admiralty Court and everyone sat down and watched 1 accused and 5 witnesses. One witness was Sarah, and the judge asked Sarah if she was a pirate and she said no. The judge asked her to say the letter after Q and she said “R” but the judge said louder and she said “ARR” so then the judge confirmed that Sarah was a pirate by the “ ARR”. Later, I was called up for no reason and the judge said that I was guilty for looking guilty. I was not even a witness, everyone was laughing at me and I was confused. …show more content…
Soon, we got to eat lunch after going to the Admiralty Court. Soldiers ate lunch but it was not really called lunch for the soldiers because they only had 1 meal in the whole day. It was called the Soldier’s Ration in replacement for “Soldier’s lunch”. Everyone got a small plate of dried beef, a piece of cornbread, apple, and lemonade. I was still hungry after that so I was imagining how hungry the soldiers were when all they had for a meal was that. Luckily, I brought my own lunch just in case if I was still hungry. Everyone from my school got a musket (tree branch) to march with and we learned the command to turn left or turn right or face forward.
The red coat was saying commands all over the place and no one could do anything. We were facing right, left, forward, backwards, and right. There was a decent sized grass area to march in so we marched in the grass. The commander was yelling right, left all over again and I was getting dizzy. Finally we stopped marching and we did the most important part of the field trip. There was a ginormous battle between The British and Lexington and Concord, unfortunately, my class was on the British side so we all
died. After the great fight of Lexington and Concord, we got into our bus and saw that there should be 2 busses at the parking lot but there was only 1 bus. My teacher told us that the other bus went to get gas and broke down so another bus was coming to get the other kids. Luckily, my bus did not break down, so we rode back to school and everyone on my bus saw that broken down bus at the gas station! I took a picture of it with my ipad and everyone laughed. I really felt bad for the other class because their bus broke down. I will never forget this wonderful field trip I had.
Long, hard days of recruit training began for the army. Every day he was up at 6am, doing physical training, learning battle tactics and how to use weapons, lunch, going out to the rifle range, dinner, and then night lessons until 10pm.
A Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier is a memoir written by Joseph Plumb Martin, an ordinary soldier who served the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. As the name indicated, the memoir mainly portrays the common men’s experiences and feelings, especially their dangers and sufferings, during the revolutionary period. Based on Martin’s unique perspective, his memoir cannot provide us with the big picture from the top down, such as the military strategy and the charismatic leadership of American revolutionary army. However, it offers exclusive insights and precious details that allow us to closely examine what truly transpired among the thousands of soldiers during that period.
“Join, or Die.” “Don’t Tread on Me.” These are two mottos often used by Revolutionary supporters and fighters from about 1754 to 1783, and even sometimes today it is still used. These were battle cries that patriotic men would scream with all their might before charging onto the battlefield, where they might take their last breath. Nearly five thousand men gave their lives, for freedom’s sake. Their sacrifices were not done in vain, as the war was ended on September 3rd, 1783. This sense of victory and accomplishment is what lead these new Americans to further establishing their country, making their mark on history, and creating a new identity for themselves, as free men and woman.
Colonialists were in search of a better life in the newly discovered land of the Americas. Ties with their mother-country of Britannia, over three thousand miles away, resulted in miscommunication and arguments. Eventually these arguments and miscommunications lead to the Revolutionary War, provoking many American Colonists to join the Continental Army. Each soldier from the militia to the regular recruits had reasons to fight; many of these reasons were influenced by the first Age of Enlightenment and other reasons were formed by personal experiences with the conflicts of Britannia and the American Colonies. The movie, The Patriot, presented many reasons that are supported by major historical documents, such as the Declaration of Independence, and that also are backed by personal testimonies of the American Colonists who joined the Continental Army.
At the battle of Concord, Captain John Parker said, "Stand your ground; don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here."
Exciting extreme alarm or intense fear describes the life of mine and others. The screaming of war is like kids yelling for what they want. Religious people, are people who are against war; they are called Quakers. At one point soldiers started to not trust George Washington and they started leaving which led more and more people leaving. I have decided to reenlist because I have pride in my country, knowing my lifestyle, and I will always fight for my country.
“All up and down the lines the men blinked at one another, unable to realize that the hour they had waited for so long was actually at hand. There was a truce…” Bruce Catton’s Pulitzer prize winning book A Stillness at Appomattox chronicles the final year of the American Civil War. This book taught me a lot more about the Civil War than I ever learned through the public school system. Bruce Catton brought to life the real day to day life of the soldiers and the generals who led them into battle.
“Is there a single trait of resemblance between those few towns and a great and growing people spread over a vast quarter of the globe, separated by a mighty ocean?” This question posed by Edmund Burke was in the hearts of nearly every colonist before the colonies gained their independence from Britain. The colonists’ heritage was largely British, as was their outlook on a great array of subjects; however, the position and prejudices they held concerning their independence were comprised entirely from American ingenuity. This identity crisis of these “British Americans” played an enormous role in the colonists’ battle for independence, and paved the road to revolution.
Revolutions are usually described as “radical” events. A “radical” event is defined as one that greatly changes the political, cultural, social, and/or economic nature of a society. I believe that the American Revolution was a radical event that dramatically changed our society. There were many impacts to the changes such as slavery, primogeniture, the Articles of Confederation, republican motherhood, and government. This was the time in life, that we as America gained our independence from Britain. The American Revolution is what shaped our world to become what it is today.
In Joseph Plumb Martin’s account of his experiences in the Revolutionary War he offers unique insight into the perspective of a regular soldier, which differs from the views of generals and leaders such as popular characters like George Washington. Martin’s narrative is an asset to historical scholarship as a primary source that gives an in-depth look at how life in the army was for many young men during the War for Independence. He described the tremendous suffering he experienced like starvation and privation. He did not shy away from describing his criticism of the government who he believes did not adequately care for the soldiers during and after the war. While he may be biased because of his personal involvement as a soldier, he seems to relate accounts that are plausible without embellishment or self-aggrandizement. Overall, “A Narrative of A Revolutionary Soldier” is a rich source of information providing an overview of military experience during the war.
War is known to have a substantial effect on the lives of every person in that country. In the United States the American dream, in any interpretation, is either improved or lessened depending on if what we are fighting for is worth the sacrifice. For example, the Afghanistan War is commonly known to be hindering the American dream; there is no proof of direct improvement or intentions to improve the way Americans live. Inversely, in the Revolutionary War we were fighting for the freedom of our country from England. Without this need for freedom the American dream wouldn’t exist. The events leading up to Battle of Lexington and Concord, specifically the Sugar and Stamp Acts, showed that Americans realized the dream they sought and the basis of it: freedom and independence.
am twenty three years old i live with my mom, dad and three brothers in north carolina we have been in this colony for four months my dad and brothers and i are all assassins i'm the youngest brother although i dropped out of school when i was around sixteen, my family is fairly wealthy and we have plenty of resources to provide for ourselves however the loyalists are trying to get great britain to take full control of our colonies and raise taxes and govern us from all they way over in britain, but us patriots are not going to let that happen, we don't want to pay taxes that don't go to bettering our homeland, we will eliminate all of the red coats as well as any loyalist who share their beliefs.Today the british came to collect taxes and
Jace was ready. He was determined to win his game. As he’s squatting down at the catcher's box, he sees a ball hurtling towards him. The batter swings, he misses. As Jace moves his hand slightly to the left, he feels a ball in his hand. He had caught the ball! He jumped up screaming, “We won! We won! I can’t believe we won!!” As he walks over to the other team to say ‘good game’ he can’t stop smiling. He and his teammates were so happy that it called for a celebration. They decided that the next day they were going to go to Worlds & Oceans of Fun.
All the people around me were excited and were in a very festive mood; and they all were perfectly allowed to do so. After all, it was the Fourth of July, Independence Day, and my birthday. I had a very pleasant feeling as I strolled through the row of tents at the beach with my friends by my side, as I observed countless people enjoying themselves under the summer sun in the commotion of the small festival. The city was quite festive – decorated by splashes of red, white, and blue everywhere. People occasionally wore a plastic Uncle Sam’s hat, wore patriotic boardshorts, or somehow showed off how American they were proud to be. It was a wonderful feeling and it was by far the best birthday that
Color war was my favorite part of the summer. Being a color war captain was a position I had always wanted ever since my first summer. When my final summer rolled around, it was my time to take the biggest risk ever, and run to be a captain. In spite of my eagerness,