American Revolutions (not real person)

1. JAMES’ JOURNAL: A RIDE
THROUGH THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION

2. MAY 11, 1774
The Boston Tea Party
5 dead at riot in Boston
Angry mob in Boston

3. As I was walking back to my house last night, I saw one newspaper headline in the window that shocked me, as I knew I was at this event.
There were more acts being created, but much more cruel than the other acts.
About a week ago, at the Boston harbor, I was walking home from my work at the hospital, and I saw a great crowd gathering ar ound one
ship. I went to see why there was such a large crowd, and saw that there were people dressed as Indians dumping crates that had the words
“TEA” written on them. I stayed for some time, confused about what was going on, and quickly left when I saw some of his majesty’s
soldiers coming.
I got home last night, and picked my newspaper up since last year, just to see what happened on that night. It turns out that they were
“colonists” who were angry for the acts being made. I recall that, for the past couple of years, The British Parliament has been putting a
great amount of taxes on the people living in the new lands. The British said that they were short of money after the war wit h the French
and Indians, so they put taxes on small things like newspapers, letters, books, sugar products, and, most recently, the British Parliament
made the people drink only one type of tea from the East India trade company. This made sense to me, so I did pay all my taxes. What
made me quite confused and somewhat angry was the fact that some people in the new lands do not want to pay for the British
government who fought for their safety.
These people are so rebellious against paying for the taxes that they have killed themselves for it. I was at an event where I saw one
person, acting very foolishly, go up to an armed British soldier and punch him. Aside from being awed at the stupidity of this man, I was
horrified, because this soldier that just got socked in the face shot and killed the man standing right next to me. I ran as fast as I could,
and later that week about three years ago, the newspaper stated that 5 people were killed that night. Amazed at how lucky I was to run, I
decided not to be aggressive around the colonists.
The whole incident last week, however, got me thinking about what is happening now in the new lands. Everything was exactly l ike it
described in that newspaper. That night where I saw people throwing crates into the water was another big event that affected the British.
The people on board that ship were also colonists, and they were angry for this Tea Act. They dressed up as Indians and threw, and this
made me quite surprised, 1,015,000 pounds into the sea. They were wasting money, when the British were extremely in need of m oney.
Although I was neutral about the whole thing, when I read this newspaper last night, I became more supportive of the British. The
colonists are wasting money so they don’t have to pay the British, which is just rude. After I left the incident after the So ldiers came, the
crowd dispersed according to the newspaper. I felt better about this event when I found out that these “Coercive” or Intolerable acts
were cruel and made to punish the people, however, I also feel quite mad because I have to obey these acts. I hope that this whole
argument between these two groups will calm down, and that the people of the new land will progress instead of argue.
MAY 11, 1774

4. JULY 7, 1776
Eye witness of Battle at Lexington
13 delegates sign the Declaration of
Independence

5. My train back to Boston leaves tomorrow, but there was another big event I was able to witness with my own eyes during my two-year
stay in Lexington. Though it was extremely exciting to see, it was also insanely terrifying. This also caused me to really question whom to
support in this seemingly never-ending argument, for a couple of days ago, there was a great leap forward into the making of this country.
This event was so very long ago, yet it seems like it happened just yesterday. I remember it so vividly. On April 19, 1775, I woke up a bit
too early, and started walking towards the hospital. The road was becoming a bit dull to walk through, so I decided that I wo uld walk
through the woods for a change; I had two hours of time. Thirty minutes of walking through the woods was quite relaxing, but, after I saw
the road once again, I saw militiamen lined up facing, which was the terrifying part, the British Redcoats. I decided to tune into this
event, so I hid in a bush near the “battlefield”. Both sides were intimidating each other, but no action was taking place; th e parties would
not shoot at each other. As the tension grew, the leaders of the groups told their “army” to hold fire. The British Redcoats were saying
something about turning over the weapons from the colonists. Suddenly, a shot was fired, but I was too startled to see who shot. For the
first thirty minutes of this battle, the redcoats were overpowering the militiamen, which seemed reasonable. However, about forty-five
minutes into fighting with each other, the militiamen seemed to have a final burst, like adrenaline, and drove the redcoats o ut of the
battlefield. Though I strongly support the British redcoats in this argument, seeing the way these people fight for what they want is new
and inspiring to my eye. It was also mildly amusing because the colonists demolished the British redcoats.
The war I watched continued after I left to work, and went to Concord. This war changed the attitude of the colonists. Before, on ly a
couple of colonists raged and yelled that the British were cruel and horrible. Many colonists joined into the protests after the Boston
Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. But after the war, there were crowds and crowds of people raging and telling each other that they can
win this argument. And it was nonstop. Everyday, in the streets, every hour, there were crowds of people protesting and saying, “The
American Revolution is a lift!”.
The colonists had the spirit, but they did not have the power, until a group of people, delegates from many states, came together and
created the Declaration of Independence three days ago. These people were formal and nice, but I did not understand their declaration,
as it stated, “all men were created equal”, but many of the people who contributed, whom I knew quite well, had slaves. The past few days
I had been reading over the declaration in the newspaper, and, if the people could be truthful to this declaration, then I wo uld love to be a
part of this, but it is quite difficult to believe in this. I would imagine that this enrages the British, and I would assume that they would do
something really shortly. I am having quite the struggle of who to support in this inevitable war. I feel as though the colon ists would be
more beneficial, but the British have more severe punishing, so I to not know what my decision should be.
JULY 7, 1776

6. SEPTEMBER 10, 1783
Famous painting at resolution of war
British surrender at Yorktown

7. Yesterday, after coming home from taking care of 70 people, the news of the British signing the treaty surprised me. They had signed this
treaty about a week ago, when I was still in Virginia doing some care taking. It all happened quite fast, and I was shocked because the
British are usually very stubborn.
The past many years have been quite fearful for me. At the start of the chains of wars, I was supportive of the British army, and wished
them to settle this quarrel. The first, out of two, assault was at Saratoga, and I have to say, I was very disappointed in the British army for
letting the colonists win, and this finally convinced me that the colonists were better than the British, and I began supporting the
colonists. Although I was not there to witness the event, the newspaper, once again, did a good job of describing the event. The British
came from the north and did well in taking some territory and seizing one tiny area. But the colonists, who were three times weaker than
the British, managed to surround the army in New York. This showed me that the colonists were very weak, but they won because they
knew what to do, they knew the land, and they had the spirit. This inspired me and it showed me that these people could progr ess further
faster than British could ever have. The next time the British attacked, they planned for Virginia, but I was confident in the colonists that
they could stop the British forces. Although they were not doing so well for the first bit, they were able to have a last stand in Yorktown.
They have surrounded and trapped the British in the town, and I knew that they would surrender. The redcoats finally decided to
surrender, because this must have been extremely embarrassing for the British army. A week ago, the war between the British and the
colonists ended, and peace had finally taken place after about nine years of my life.
I had just realized what kind of event I had been through. Even though I am a doctor, I still understand that, sometimes, his tory repeats
itself, and in the past ten years or so, I had participated in a revolution. People call it the American Revolution, where a new country was
made, and I was one of the people who were influenced by the events that had taken place throughout this revolution. I am not sur e what
this revolution did, however. In the Declaration of Independence, it stated that all men were created equal, but they most certainly were
not. I can see black men, all the time, arguing that they should have the rights of a white man. This shows that the people a re not equal.
Also, the document only stated men to be equal, but not women. There was still slavery, which the document declared was not humanly
correct. Most slaves had been freed in the north, though, so that would be a good change. The colonists had also come up of a new way to
have a government and govern a new country. Their idea, unlike others, was for a group of people who would discuss the things they
would do and weigh the possible consequences. Other countries would have a king or tyrant that would decide everything unanimously
without consulting other people about how they would feel, and this is one of the reasons why I think the colonists were such good
people. I believe that the idea that all people should be treated equally also is a great part about this revolution.
SEPTEMBER 10, 1783

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