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Loyalist's Letter
Dear John,

I am writing to you to tell about the decision I have made on whether or not this land should become independent. I strongly believe that with all the great trade we have established here, it would be impractical to actually demolish this relationship we have established with the merchants. We are living a good life here. We have built prosperous lives here with our own hands and I strongly disagree with anyone who thinks otherwise. We must now expand and establish the British rule all over. These common people do not understand what oppurtunities His Majesty has provided to us. Anyone going against His Majesty is nothing but a traitor to the true British people!

Patriot's Letter

Dear Mother, 

I am worried. Things are not working for the betterment of the people living at the West coast. Militants raid our houses, taxes take what little money we have worked hard to obtain and also all is happening without a majority of us knowing about this. We are losing money by the day. We lose our pride, independence and freedom. Our rights to decide as a whole country are being abolished as we speak.  This Declaration of Independence will put an end to our misery for we people will not be under the rule of some man who chose himself to rule us, but by a man who we have ourselves have chosen to rule amongst us. Our lives are turning into chaos. I do not like the way His Majesty is controlling us without even being here. I am against this monarchy and now stand for a more free and independent country! 

Textbook Exerpt

     On the 19th of April 1775, colonists were hiding firemarms and gunpowder and were also preparing for an attack. When the British soldiers learmed of this secrest stash of weapons and ammunition, they moved in to claim them.      

     The colonists suddenly started to get into formation when they heard of the British that were moving towards a small town called Lexington to attack. The two opposites met but there is no evidence for as to who it was that fired first.

     A colonist would say it was the British and a British, a colonist. They both wanted to blame the other. But one thing is clear and that is when the shooting began, the colonists were the first to flee from the attack.

F&I Review

In 1754, George Washington lead troops towards Fort Duquesne that the French had built in order to control the Ohio. On the 28th of May, 1754 , George Washington's men surprise a group of French soldiers. Washington then counterattacks by building his own fort in Great Meadows, Fort Necessity. The small battles that formed around these two forts then lead to an official war. 

In 1755, the French and British were fighting to see who would take over the Ohio River Valley. For this battle, General Edward Braddock was in charge of leading the British army. George Washington followed along to observe how it is to be a soldier. Then suddenly, the French and Indians attacked. The British were not used to surprise attacks especially if they were carried out in the woods, so they were defeated quickly. General Braddock was also killed in this battle.

The British made a deal with the Indians that the colonists would stay towards the east of the Appalachian Mountains whilst the west would be left for the Indians. The Indians agreed and this left the French forces vulnerable. This lead to an easy victory by the British.

During the year 1759, General James Wolfe sails along with his army to the Capital city of the French, Quebec. There the part of the British army fired bombs up by the mountain by which the French were resting whilst the other half sneaked up into the mountains for a face-to-face surprise attack. The French were startled and hastily formed together an army of 5000 soldiers. The battle began and the British waited till the French reached 40 yards from their starting point before opening fire. The battle ended quickly and Britain had won.

The treaty marking the end of the seven year war was signed during 1763. The British started moving in to the conquered French territories but this meant that they were moving in to the land that was promised to the Indians. Infuriated, the Indians attacked the new settlers. Later during the same year, King George III declared the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation stated that no english speaking settler would be allowed over to the west side of the Appalachian mountains. The Indians were happy but not the colonists. They wanted to expand, and so they did. King George III also raised taxes for the colonists stating that the seven year war took too much and since it was they who started it, had to pay.