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.
For my whole life, I have lived in Boston. In 1773, me and some others went on to the British’s ship to protest. We threw 342 chests of tea into the Ocean. This had caused the Boston Tea Party. As I am serving in the war, young women at home are crushing on British soldiers, only for their handsomeness and red fancy coats. At one point Washington’s position was uncertain. Valley Forge was located about 18
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miles northwest of Philadephia. On the other hand, the summer soldiers and sunshine patriots are only brave soldiers when it was easy. In 1777, I didn’t know that Valley Forge was going to be as bad as a fighting ground. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War. The first reason I will reenlist is because I have enough pride in my country. Paine once said, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” Truly these were the times that made war like a test to see if you were strong enough to stay. Paine also said, ”Shrink from the service of their country.” We need more people to reenlist than to leave so everyone can have pride in their country. ”‘Bind us in All CASES WHATSOEVER,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth.” (Paine 153.) During the war if we would of made friends with the Indians or our allies, we would of gave our allies freedom with if they help us. “Love and thanks of man and women.” (Paine 153.) I would get the congratulations because I chose to stay and win the war. Soldiers who had left wouldn’t get any gratitude and thanks. I would rather stay when I have broken legs than to go home and have to serve soldiers who don’t belong. This reason is causing me to re-enlist because we could cause many afflictions like the “Boston Tea Party” but I have pride that we can win the war. That is why I have the honor and pride to stay in for my country. The second reason I will reenlist is because of knowing my lifestyle. Roden once had written, “With Howe’s army of 18,000 comfortably quartered in Philadelphia.” There was a nasty kitchen which led to people getting sick and making people vomit (Waldo 151). However, if I was sick, I would still stay because I would rather be sick in the army and get better, than go home to soldiers where I could receive a new and other disease. Each hut was 16’ by 14’ with a door at one end a stick and clay fireplace at the other, and no windows (Roden 141). We used the fireplace only a couple times because 12 men would sleep on the floor. Powell documented that,” In February of 1778 over 50% of the soldiers got sick.” The amount of soldiers of leaving and becoming sick, there would be a lot more food to eat. Roden had said, “Nine month men had gone home and had not returned, and others had simply deserted.That is why we need more men. The reasons are causing me to re-enlist because I know that having a bad lifestyle will push me harder at life. I will stay because of the conditions of living and knowing the details of how I will live. The last reason that I will reenlist in the war is because I want to stay and fight for my country.
Powell had documented that,” The committee of five congressmen stayed several weeks and was helping in getting more food.” This relates because, the Congressmen didn’t trust George Washington and then ended up helping us throughout the war. ‘The Congressmen didn’t trust him because, “George Washington's position was uncertain and so the Congressmen were unsure if they could trust him (Powell 149). The Summer soldier and the Sunshine patriot will, in the crisis, shrink from the service of their country (Paine 153). Busch had also documented,”from December 1777 to February 1778 over 4,000 soldiers had either left or died.” Tyranny, is like heck or under the ground and is not easily conquered. This is why we need more soldiers so we can fight for freedom. Fighting is extremely hard and you will lose many friends, but you will feel joy, if the right thing has happened. This reason is causing me to re-enlist because I still trust my army to fight with them, I will stay because I want freedom for me and
everyone. On the other hand, some people say not to re-enlist because of nasty kitchen and nasty clothing and etc. The point of view makes sense because of “Poor food-hard lodging-cold weather-fatigue-nasty cookery- Vomit half my time- smok'd out my sense.” However, Soldiers were scared of staying because they didn’t want to get sick or die. Therefore, as a whole, I know that having pride and honor will help me stay in my army and fight for my freedom and yours. I am reenlisting because of having the honor and pride to stay, knowing the my conditions of living , and I will encounter for my country and because I know the living conditions. Last I have the courage to stay fighting for my country to have freedom. It is important to me, the writer, because staying will encourage more people to want to reenlist. This war has caused us to have OUR OWN freedom from Britain.
Many people believe that the Boston Tea Party arose just because of the Tea Act that came into play in 1773, but in-fact, this major statement arose from two issues surrounding the British Empire in 1765. The first of the issues was that the British East India Company was at risk of going under and the Parliament was finding ways to bring it back. The second issue was that there was a continuing dispute about the extent of the Parliament’s authority. Many colonists believe that the Parliament went overboard with their power and the people were concerned about the future. Attempting to resolve these two major issues, the North Ministry only worsened the problem and produced a showdown that would eventually result in revolution.
Many people know about the Revolutionary war and how the colonists seized their independence from the British. What most do not understand is that there was a series of events that steared the colonists onto the road to independence. They began to think for themselves and started to challenge authority. Coming to the New World, the colonists reached for power and financial opportunity when challenging authority in these three examples: the Witchcraft Trials, Bacon’s Rebellion, and the Boston Tea Party.
At the beginning of the war, everything was in array and no one could agree on anything, disorganization and uncertainty overwhelmed everyone. Organizations that were meant to be unifying factors for the colonists, like the Continental Congress, were little more than debating clubs that had to work for weeks before they could come to a decision. As time went on and the Tea Act was put into place the rage of the people made them grow closer. By the eve of the American Revolution, Parliament’s aggression towards the colonists had drawn a distinction between the colonist’s political, economic, and social ideas and those of the British. Colonists had embraced a new identity that helped fuel their resistance against Britain (American Identity and
Many people left the army or got sick and died. Everyone who stayed was valuable. In the background essay, it was said that "Washington was having trouble keeping his soldiers in the army." Soldiers left his army because their contracts were up and they did not want to stay any longer. Thomas Paine reasoned in Document D that "these are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country..." and he was right. Anyone who did leave was only there during the warm, summer months when
Alfred Young is a historian who takes a harder look at the life of an ordinary Boston man, George Robert twelves Hewes, before and after the revolution changes in America. The book looks at the developments that led up to the American Revolution through the life Hewes, who goes from a shoemaker to a rebel. Not only was Hewes a participant in the Boston Massacre, he was also involved in the event that later would be referred to as the Tea party. His involvements in these events paint a clearer picture of what can motivate someone to take up arms and fight for their freedom.
...itish government. In Boston, the site of a bloody confrontation between British redcoats and Americans citizens less than 10 years before, emotions ran high. Boston was a center of agitation and finally on the night of December 16,1773, the course of world history was changed. A revolutionary event was on the horizon. As once patriot mournfully observed, “Our cause is righteous and I have no doubt of final success. But I see our generation, and perhaps out whole land, drown in blood.” (Liberty, 2) The rest is history.
In the world’s lens during the 1760s, the British empire had a clear and prominent control over the colonies. However, by the mid-1770s the Americans became enraged enough to declare war against the British for independence. Due to Britain’s massive imperial presence around the globe, the British civilians had a strong inclination for a successful outcome. Instead, the colonists pulled a surprising victory from what should have been a swift defeat. While the British had an abundance of advantages, they lost the Revolutionary War because the British army underestimated the colonists’ perseverance for freedom.
“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.
The Boston Tea Party was not really a tea party. Instead it was a group of people dressed like Indians with axes dumping tea off three ships to protest British taxes. It took place in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts on December 16, 1773, from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M.
George Hewes’ account of the Boston Tea party is considered a firsthand account of a historically significant event. The Boston Tea party took place the night of December 16, 1773 on three ships anchored in Boston Harbor. Hewes recounts the events leading up to the Boston Tea Party, the actual attack on the ships and its aftermath. He provides descriptive narration thus contributing to the historical context surround the Tea party. This event and many others leading up to it, provide a colorful backdrop on the eve of the American Revolution.
The events of March 5, 1770 should and have been remembered as momentous and predictable. Perhaps not the night or city specifically, but the state of affairs in Boston, if not throughout The English Colonies, had declined to the point that British troops found themselves frequently assaulted with stones, dirt, and human feces. The opinions and sentiments of either side were certainly not clandestine. Even though two spectators express clear culpability for the opposing side, they do so only in alteration of detail. The particulars of the event unfold the same nonetheless. The happening at the Custom House off King Street was a catastrophic inevitability. Documents from the Boston Massacre trial, which aid us in observing from totally different perceptions. The depositions of witnesses of the event prove to be useful; an English officer Captain Preston and a colonial Robert Goddard give relatively dissimilar details. In spite of these differences, they still both describe the same state of affairs.
Most people have heard of The Boston tea party. When American patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians boarded the British ships in the Boston harbor and dumped all of the tea into the ocean. But what most people fail to realize is the great importance behind this protest. To fully understand a topic of history one must first acknowledge the actions behind it. The French and Indian war, the Stamp Act, the Townshend Revenue Act, as well as the Tea Act are all important catalysts of the legendary Boston tea party. Which is why we will discuss these topics before examining the events of the Boston tea party.
One night, on March 5, 1770, a street fight occurred between a group of American patriots and some British soldiers stationed in Boston. The Americans harassed the troops by yelling and shouting names at them and throwing snowballs and sticks. A crowd formed and in the noise and confusion, weapons were fired. In the end, ...
On March 5, 1770, five colonists lost their lives in what American history would deem their fight for liberty; however, several British soldiers were placed on trial for murder when they were only fighting for their lives against an anger mob. John Adams, who would become our second president, defended these soldiers in an attempted to prove their innocents. The trial was held on American soil and the outcome did not fare well for the British soldiers. Adams was able to keep them from receiving the death penalty, however both soldiers were “branded” for life as murders. Boston was a cauldro...
In December 1777 to June 1778 in Valley Forge it was a very hard and difficult time for the soldiers. If I was in Valley Forge at this time I would not quit Washington's continental army because even though there are a lot of people getting sick there aren't very many people dying. And although all of this is happening Washington is now getting help. And the reason why I would not quit is because I don’t want to be a summer soldier because freedom is worth fighting for. If you are one of those people who would quit then you are a summer soldier because a summer soldier is someone who quits when the time gets tough.