2. Diary
1
Today
is
April
4,
1770;
murders
in
Boston!
At
the
hands
of
the
Bri@sh
soldiers.
My
name
is
Jonathan
Davenport
and
today
in
South
Carolina
I
have
been
contempla@ng
what
has
occurred
in
Boston,
Bri@sh
soldiers
have
murdered
5
American
colonists.
I
know
that
they
have
jus@fica@on
for
their
ac@ons
because
they
were
sent
from
King
George
III.
King
George
always
knows
what
is
right.
The
event
that
has
unfolded
in
Boston
along
with
resentment
towards
the
Coercive
Acts
has
started
a
chain-‐reac@on
throughout
the
colonies.
Bri@sh
Parliament
in
1764
started
a
tax
that
was
called
the
Sugar
Act.
All
sugar
purchases
had
a
tax
tacked
onto
them.
They
did
this
because
they
needed
funds
because
of
the
7-‐year
war.
They
were
in
debt
trying
to
help
the
colonists
obtain
the
lands
that
they
now
inhabit.
The
American
colonists
felt
inferior
to
the
Bri@sh
people.
Personally
I
think
it
serves
them
right
because
without
the
Bri@sh
they
would
have
no
land
here.
Another
large
tax
was
the
Stamp
Act;
anything
to
do
with
purchasing
documents
of
any
kind
had
a
tax
on
them
too.
This
started
a
moTo
for
the
colonists:
“Taxa@on
without
Representa@on!”
If
the
cursed
people
did
not
pay
up
their
taxes
then
they
would
be
tried
and
sent
to
prison.
Personally
I
would
love
to
give
away
my
hard
earnings
to
the
government
that
supplied
these
prosperous
lands.
One
man
who
I
have
grown
resentment
for
was
Patrick
Henry
who
was
a
passionate
speaker
who
stood
up
for
the
American
colonists
against
the
beloved
homeland.
All
these
ac@vists
across
the
colonies
were
s@rring
some
trouble
up
against
the
Bri@sh
throne.
Mobs
in
Boston
started
to
break
out
against
Stamp
collectors,
which
forced
many
to
resign
from
their
du@es.
The
colonists
sent
a
pe@@on
to
Parliament
sta@ng
that
they
had
the
same
rights
as
Bri@sh
colonies,
but
then
Parliament
fought
back
with
more
taxes.
I
think
that
all
this
back
and
forth
arguments
are
pointless.
King
George
owns
the
lands
that
the
colonists
are
in
habi@ng,
so
they
should
be
grateful
he
is
le[ng
them
live
there.
If
they
did
not
live
there
then
they
would
be
stuck
back
in
England
in
densely
populated
ci@es.
Paul
Revere
is
a
man
who
has
no
honor
in
what
he
produces!
They
way
he
portrayed
the
Bri@sh
Red
Coats
was
unforgiveable.
How
he
engraved
them
onto
the
canvas
was
disgraceful!
He
broadcasted
to
all
the
colonies
that
they
were
organized,
heartless,
and
murderous
human
beings!
That
is
though
no
what
happened.
When
the
colonists
were
pel@ng
the
soldiers
with
ice
snowballs
the
commander
of
the
soldiers
was
trying
to
nego@ate
with
them
for
peace.
This
is
though
what
I
hear
from
my
Bri@sh
news.
I
now
have
grown
resentment
to
a
boiling
point
for
John
Adams
because
he
was
represen@ng
the
wrongly
convicted
soldiers
in
court.
All
the
soldiers
received
punishments
that
did
not
suit
the
crime.
The
soldiers
should
be
treated
as
heroes
in
England
because
they
murdered
the
colonists.
3. Diary
2
Today
is
May
13,
1775
and
I
for
one
despise
the
news
that
I
have
received
from
my
Bri@sh
spies
working
around
in
the
colonists
“revolu@on”.
3
days
ago
the
Second
Con8nental
Congress
was
set
up
in
Philadelphia
with
I
think
there
eyes
set
on
something
that
will
not
bode
well
with
King
George.
5
years
ago
the
Boston
Massacre
s@rred
something
in
the
water
that
will
change
history
and
I
finally
think
that
is
coming
to
frui@on.
As
I
hear
from
my
news
sources
this
“Congress”
is
formed
of
delegates
from
twelve
out
of
the
thirteen
colonies,
which
they
think
is
supposed
to
build
unity
but
I
see
this
will
bring
their
demise
even
quicker.
The
more
they
have
the
harder
they
fall.
They
think
this
will
bring
independence
from
the
mother
na@on
but
King
George
will
make
sure
that
whoever
started
this
will
finish
it
with
dire
consequences.
I
am
a
Commander
in
the
Red
Coats
who
shall
rule
the
na@on
with
a
iron
fist.
The
difference
between
their
“1st”
Congresses
from
this
one
had
a
major
change.
Then
one
year
ago
all
they
wanted
was
for
the
Great
King
to
reprimand
his
Intolerable
acts
or
else
they
would
boycoT
any
economic
associa@on
because
they
thought
between
them
and
the
Bri@sh
they
were
inferior
human
beings.
I
also
have
heard
rumors
of
a
document
that
the
Colonists
call
the
Declara8on
of
Independence
that
will
change
the
morale
of
Colonists
towards
England.
It
is
supposed
to
“free”
the
colonists
from
their
point
of
a
dictatorship
leadership
King
George
has.
This
document
they
say
contains
5
different
sec@ons
to
have
drabed
for
its
purpose.
The
first
sec@on
is
supposed
dictate
the
way
people
assume
poli@cal
leadership
over
the
na@on.
What
a
silly
way
to
run
a
na@on!
The
Bri8sh
Monarchy
will
always
rule!
“All
men
are
created
equal”
is
the
moTo
that
sums
up
the
whole
document
as
I
am
told.
The
second
sec@on
is
all
about
how
the
government
harms
natural
rights
and
if
this
ever
happens
what
will
follow.
This
silly
document
is
just
a
scapegoat
for
the
colonists
because
they
are
too
afraid
of
what
will
happen
once
our
great
leader
assumes
total
control
over
the
colonists.
I
must
command
my
troops
to
fight
against
these
rebellious
scoundrels!
I
will
coordinate
a
strategic
offensive
with
my
brothers
to
bring
these
colonist
fools
to
jus@ce.
My
only
concern
is
that
aber
this
Congress
mee@ng
the
rebellions
might
have
goTen
stronger
through
unison
of
colonies,
but
we
will
never
know
what
will
happen
un@l
the
baTle
begins.
4. Diary
3
Today
is
December
28,
1776
and
I
am
s@ll
baffled
at
our
defeat
to
the
Con8nental
Army,
which
is
led
by
George
Washington.
We
had
our
Hessian
troops
holding
down
the
fortress
in
the
town
of
Trenton.
The
Con@nental
Army
morale
was
shrunken
to
an
all-‐@me
low
but
s@ll
somehow
they
managed
to
defeat
the
mighty
Hessian
troops.
I
was
sent
by
my
superiors
to
travel
to
Trenton
and
to
coordinate
a
specific
defense
to
the
colonist’s
army.
But
the
fact
in
the
maTer
is
that
the
Revolu@onaries
ambushed
us.
I
barely
escaped
with
my
freedom
and
life
from
that
wretched
baTle.
I
s@ll
remember
that
wonderful
Christmas
Day
celebra@on
with
the
German
soldiers,
we
were
partying
our
hearts
out
with
all
the
booze
in
the
world
but
we
did
not
predict
what
would
come
the
next
morning.
For
those
Hessian
troops
were
drinking
their
fortress
away.
At
3:00
in
the
morning
the
next
day,
the
Con@nental
Army
would
cross
the
Delaware
River
for
a
very
strategic
move
against
our
forces
in
Trenton
because
for
all
we
knew.
There
was
no
way
that
they
were
going
to
aTack
fearing
for
another
massacre
of
a
defeat.
Which
bared
remenince
of
the
BaDle
of
Lexington
and
Concord
where
the
colonists
escaped
with
their
life’s
hanging
in
the
balance.
The
only
way
that
they
retreated
was
by
natural
causes
because
of
a
fog.
Our
forces
did
not
stand
a
chance
against
Washington’s
troops
we
were
outnumbered
2000-‐1400
men.
Washington
led
the
assault
on
our
troops
as
if
he
was
honing
in
on
prey
like
a
dog
would
do
to
a
cat.
They
came
barreling
in
as
un-‐wanted
guests
but
very
shortly
made
it
their
next
home.
Washington
shot
one
of
our
commanders,
as
I
was
moun@ng
my
horse
to
fall
back,
the
alarm
was
sounded
that
the
colonists
were
aTacking.
The
casual@es
compared
to
both
sides
was
one
sided.
Washington
lost
3
men
while
we
lost
22.
As
I
was
galloping
away
on
my
faithful
stead,
I
thought
to
myself.
The
colonists
might
have
a
chance.
Aber
I
received
the
causali@es
list
for
the
BaTle
of
Trenton,
which
I
realized
that
they
took
1000
of
our
men.
That
is
defiantly
a
huge
blow
to
our
forces
because
we
needed
the
men.
I
s@ll
think
back
to
the
baTle
because
how
cowardly
the
colonists
were
because
of
their
Gorilla
warfare.
They
should
just
man-‐up
and
fight
us
on
a
baTlefield
more
tradi@onally
then
sneaking
up
on
us
to
ambush.
I
know
us
Bri@sh
honor
our
way
of
baTle
because
that
has
been
a
tradi@on
for
a
number
of
centuries.
This
war
is
never
going
to
surprise
me
because
it
could
go
either
way.
In
a
way
this
shows
the
strength
of
the
colonists
because
they
managed
to
take
down
the
Hessian
with
more
than
just
weapons.
They
also
had
heart.
5. Diary
4
The
day
was
October
20,
1781
and
I
have
fought
for
the
Crown
audaciously
with
the
utmost
honor.
But
sadly
that
will
come
to
an
end
because
the
cursed
colonists
have
won
the
war.
It
pains
me
to
write
this
in
my
journal
that
has
kept
log
for
what
has
happened
in
this
war
for
supremacy
but
King
George
has
lost
due
to
the
BaTle
of
Yorktown.
This
win
for
them
was
one
of
many
that
occurred
in
favor
of
the
colonists.
Just
recently
the
colonists
outnumbered
our
very
pres@gious
General
Burgonye
but
he
was
a
fool
for
thinking
that
he
had
them
outnumbered.
About
13000
colonists
fought
in
the
baTle
of
Saratoga,
which
was
a
huge
success
for
the
enemies.
Aber
General
Cornwallis
defeated
the
colonists
at
Guilford
Court
House
our
superiors
sta@oned
him
and
me
at
Yorktown.
Nearly
20,000
troops
were
the
number
that
brought
down
an
empire’s
rule
in
its
offspring
country.
These
colonists
picked
the
right
ally
in
France
because
they
knew
that
the
French
had
a
grudge
against
us
Bri@sh
ci@zens.
The
baTle
of
Yorktown
was
the
turning
point
though
because
it
was
different.
It
was
a
straight
up
baTle
no
sneaky
business
like
Gorilla
warfare,
it
was
just
war.
The
French
held
us
at
sea
while
the
colonists
led
the
land
aTack
that
crushed
our
forces.
I
was
part
of
the
land
infantry
that
held
back
the
colonists
who
were
poisoning
our
King’s
rule
here.
There
I
was,
thinking
that
this
would
be
the
last
baTle
of
the
war
because
whomever
won
would
have
the
@de
turned
in
their
favor.
A
man
who
fought
like
a
dog
for
steak
that
I
was.
I
was
a
murderous
assassin
for
our
great
empire.
I
single
handedly
killed
10
colonists
before
my
flank
was
compromised;
I
was
shot
in
the
leg.
It
crippled
me
to
the
core;
I
had
no
feeling
in
my
right
leg.
I
surrendered
with
the
utmost
respect
because
I
knew
and
my
compatriots
knew
that
we
had
lost.
I
could
not
believe
the
fact
that
King
George
has
lost
the
war.
Countless
lives
were
killed
on
the
baTlefield,
while
week
aber
week
my
troops
and
I
fought
against
countless
odds.
Happiness
or
Sadness
could
become
of
me
because
one
thing
that
is
a
posi@ve,
which
means
no
more
lives
would
be
killed
in
war.
I
truly
do
hope
that
the
colonists
do
find
peace
in
their
lands
because
I
will
always
have
the
utmost
respect
for
a
na@on
that
fights
for
what
it
believes
in.
I
will
thank
my
troops
aber
I
receive
medical
aTen@on
to
my
leg
and
move
on
to
more
things
than
the
Crown.
A
@p
of
the
hat
to
the
colonists
because
they
were
indeed
the
stronger
men.
6. Diary
5
Today
is
March
9,
1789
and
I
do
not
feel
any
pain
in
my
legs.
I
am
living
in
the
prosperous
na@on
of
Canada;
while
I
have
migrated
from
America
to
here
I
have
come
to
realize
that
war
is
not
everything.
America
has
won
rights
to
the
land,
while
the
Bri@sh
Empire
will
push
forces
into
other
areas
it
will
not
conquer
America.
I
have
received
news
that
the
Cons8tu8on
has
been
created.
This
document
will
determine
the
way,
this
new
government
will
be
ran
for
centuries
to
come.
There
was
debate
though
between
the
Ar8cles
of
Confedera8on
and
the
Cons@tu@on
sta@ng
that
the
Ar@cles
was
ran
in
a
way
that
was
similar
to
the
Crown.
All
this
deba@ng
was
taking
place
in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
that
was
called
the
Second
Con@nental
Congress.
As
I
read
in
the
news
for
3.5
about
America
that
is
the
length
of
Congress
took
to
decide
on
ideas
for
the
Cons@tu@on.
The
bloody
Cons@tu@on
will
always
curse
the
lands
because
there
is
no
king.
The
three
branches
of
the
government
run
America.
It
is
the
Execu@ve,
Legisla@ve
and
Judicial
Branches
of
government.
Each
one
has
its
own
third
of
running
the
government
so
it’ll
be
smooth.
The
most
important
branch
is
the
Execu@ve
Branch
because
that
is
where
the
“President”
runs
the
na@on.
I
think
there
are
major
flaws
in
the
plan
because
monarchies
will
always
be
on
top.
Many
of
my
brethren
have
joined
me
in
Canada
since
we
lost
the
war.
But
always
I
will
reiterate
that
I
am
sincerely
glad
that
the
war
has
finished.
No
more
Bri@sh
bloodshed
and
cold
nights
alone
in
foreign
wilderness.
They
can
have
their
wretched
land
and
live
cursed
lives
because
they
do
not
have
a
king
that
leads
them
to
greatness.
Their
cowardly
leader
George
Washington
resigned
as
commander
of
the
army
and
assumed
posi@on
of
a
poli@cal
icon.
I
think
at
the
pace
he
is
climbing
the
ranks
he
could
be
the
president!
The
man
of
the
hour
for
the
Americans
was
John
Madison
who
wrote
up
the
Cons@tu@on,
some
people
s@ll
say
that
he
is
“The
Father
of
the
Cons@tu@on.
Many
conflicts
have
been
resolved
towards
the
end
of
the
war
like
for
instance
the
Treaty
of
Paris
made
sure
that
American
and
France
held
peaceful
inten@ons.
Ben
Franklin
was
the
leading
delegate
that
the
Americans
sent
to
meet
the
French
delegates
in
Paris
as
I
have
read
several
years
ago.
This
maybe
the
last
you
hear
of
me
but
the
American
revolu@onary
war
has
been
won
but
the
Bri@sh
monarchy
will
live
on
for
decades
to
come.
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of
the
Revolu@on
(1765-‐1774)
Copyright.
2004
Safari
Montage
Schlessinger
Media
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Liberty
American
Revolu@on
• Revolu@onary
War
(1765-‐1774)
Copyright.
2004
Safari
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Schlessinger
Media
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History.com
• Crea@ng
a
Na@on
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Media
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Making
of
America
The
American
Revolu@on
Michael
Weber
