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Revolutionary Voices of the American Revolution
Loyalist journal entries on the 5 turning points in the American Revolution
ZhuanEe Yau 8-‐8
Archie’s Journal Entry
Introduction
Ê The Journal Entries on here explains the 5 key events on the American Revolution: Stamp Act, The Boston Tea Party, Battle of Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence, and Treaty of Paris. (1765-1783)
Ê The Stamp Act event required tax stamps on many items and documents including playing cards, newspapers, and marriage licenses. Prime Minister George Grenville stated that this direct tax was intended for the colonies to pay for defense. Previous taxes imposed by Britain had been indirect, or hidden.
Ê The American Revolution began in 1775 as open conflict between the united thirteen colonies and Great Britain. By the Treaty of Paris that ended the war in 1783, the colonies had won their independence. While no one event can be pointed to as the actual cause of the revolution, the war began as a disagreement over the way in which Great Britain treated the colonies versus the way the colonies felt they should be treated.
Ê “Archie” a 17 year old teenage boy and the only child in his family. He had just came out of school and joined the British Loyalist army to fight in the American Revolution. He starts off as a young soldier with a promising future and ended up as a Lieutenant after 16 years of service in the army. Here are his journals on the 5 main events that he thinks are the MOST important events during the revolution and he explains it in detail.
Stamp Act
Ê Date: November 1st, 1765
Stamp Act 1765
What?! This is not fair. We fought for the Americans in the 7-‐year war and all we are asking for right now is they pay us the amount money we lend them in order to win the war. WE protected them. WE gave them peace. WE made them win the war. Now we only raised the taxes on the stamps and most of the colonists are just furious and even started to protest about it. How stupid. I know the punishment for the others that did not pay the tax is really horrible but if it weren’t for us, they would have died anyways so why not just pay and continue whatever they are doing with their lives right now? Flashing back to 1764, something similar occurred but the tax was not on the stamps but the Sugar Act. That was the first tax-‐raising event after the war because the battle left us empty pockets and out of money.
The stamp act was the first internal tax existed. This act forced tax on all paper documents in America because the British Empire was running out of money at that time. The annoying Americans argued that only their leader could tax them, the colonists said that this act was unofficial. That is the reason why they resorted to crush violence to the tax collectors. Grenville started the stamp act because the Sugar Act did not work out the way he planned. Even though I liked the idea of the stamp act but there has to be another solution for them to pay us the cost. I have heard from my friends that our new leader is trying to stop the act. Because I am the a loyalist soldier in Boston, every time I go pick up money from a tax collector, I’ll have to shower three times to get rid off all the food and egg yoke that the people throw at me.
Archie’s Journal Entry
Stamp Act
Protests on the Stamp Act
Every morning, I wake from the complaints of the people. I know that as a loyalist, we need this money but I really can’t collect money everyday, I have to serve my country as well as I possible can. Before, I was just a guard, no protests, everyone was happy about their lives. Yet, I believe with Grenville’s order we will all see this day again and the peace will come back. He is the best leader I can ever ask for.
Moreover, this act was also not convenient for me. I used to write a letter every single week to my family back in the British Empire. However now that the tax got in my way, with my economy status I can only write to them once a month now. I feel awful. It feels like there’s something missing in my life because my family stopped writing to me that often too because they always think I am really busy. Once my mum questioned me if I wanted to quit but immediately I said no. I want to fight for my country and I am extremely proud of myself getting the opportunity as a soldier and serve for my country. My dream is someday to live my life as a soldier and die as a hero.
Archie’s Journal Entry
Boston Tea Party
Ê Date: December 16th, 1773
Boston Tea Party
In 1773, parliament passed the tea act in which us British got to pay less for tax to ship places. This made the prices of tea lower from Britain. Since Boston’s tea would be more expensive, nobody would buy it from them. The tea act was just another problem adding up between the colonists and the Red Coat’s country, Britain. This made the colonists wants to be independent from Britain. The colonists decided to rebel and dump 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The act was given the name the Boston Tea Party. Most of the British, including myself, thought of the Boston Tea Party as an act of terrorism. Really the Boston Tea Party was just another step to independence for the American Colonists.
It has been 8 years since the last major incident known as the Stamp Act had happened. Now it is the Boston Tea Party. On the bright sunny morning of December 6th, 1773 in Boston, a rare type of weather we don’t usually see in the Winter Season of December. This weather, to me, meant that today would be a good day and a sign of many great things to come. Therefore, this day marked the political unrest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston and in history, it is known as the Boston Tea Party. Trust me, this terroristic event was not what I was expecting to happen today.
Archie’s Journal Entry
Boston Tea Party
Location of the Boston Tea Party
During the afternoon, I was walking with couple of my fellow Red Coats on the market streets of Boston Harbor to buy some seafood products for our dinner fest in which we had won the French and Indian war. In a couple of moments, I remember I was talking to the store owner and bargaining with the hefty price and suddenly a large ship containing many American Colonists dressing up as American Indians throwing many chests of tea continuously into the Boston Harbor, my friends and I tried to stop them but at the scene of this event, it was way too crowded and we thought that creating drama and firing gunshots would end up like what happened at the Boston Massacre event, having people dead and some people critically wounded. My fellow friends adding me just watched the colonists dressing up as American Indians threw an amount of 342 chests of well-‐known tea into the Boston Harbor. We red coats refer to this event as an act of Terrorism and felony.
After this dreadful event, I quickly rush back to my general and told him what had happened at Boston Harbor. But little I know he had already heard of it and he was furious! He blamed it on King George III for raising taxes on the American Colonists, clearly he knew that the colonists were not happy with the idea of raising taxes, and obviously, they rebelled. This horrendous event was jot down on the history of the American Revolution.
“No taxation without Representation” The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution. The Red Coats could not afford any political lives to be taken away at this stage of the Revolution. The war against the American Colonists has officially begun.
Archie’s Journal Entry
Battle of Lexington and Concord
It all started because Thomas Gage thought that his wife who was really close to Captain John Parker, told the Patriots some intelligence on our plans of attack, and they quickly sent Paul Revere to remind the people at Lexington and Concord to prepare themselves and evacuate as early as they can because of what us loyalists was about to do. The map of Lexington
and Concord
Early in the morning, before daybreak, on this day, April 19th, 1775, the Battle of Lexington and Concord began. Before I dressed up to my glamorous Red Coats battle uniform, I was still on my bed having a good nap. I still remember that when I was sleeping, I dreamed about becoming one of the most respectful general of our loyalist army. It was so captivating that I thought it was actually real. But you know what, that someday will happen. Still, I am a pretty high ranked soldier, a Lieutenant. I have aged everyday since I wrote my journal entry on the Stamp Act 10 years ago. I was still a young lad at the age of 20, dreaming to be one of Britain’s most prestigious soldiers. Well, 10 years has passed, many historical events did happen during the peaceful yet horrendous 10 years. And now, I’m sitting on my brown wood desk writing my journal on the Battle of Lexington and Concord event. Oh yes, I was there, right on the battlefield that was filled with fully-‐grown grass and guess who was my opponent. The young American Patriots. American colonial farmer, mechanic and soldier, John Parker, lead the patriots.
Date: April 19th, 1775
Archie’s Journal Entry
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Captain John Parker of the Patriots Army
“Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” Captain John Parker (Patriots commander) I heard Captain John Parker of the Patriots army said that to his soldiers, we all know what was going to go down on that battlefield. But Governor and General Thomas Gage, leader of the Red Coats army, spoke not a single word to us. His eyes stared at John Parker like a tiger looking for its prey. Suddenly, a shot fired but missed from the Patriots side, “NOW, loyalists prepare yourself!” said General Gage. We slowly walked towards them; they quickly stood back, and then we heard SHOTS FIRED. Battle of Lexington and Concord has begun!
Our troops advanced towards them, without any intention of injuring them. Only one of the Patriots army fired, and three or four more jumped over a wall and fired from behind it among the soldiers; on which the troops returned it, and killed several of them. On our leaving Concord to return to Boston, they began to fire on us behind the walls, trees, etc. They began the intermission for about five minutes altogether. Notwithstanding the Patriots numbers, they did not make one thoughtful effort during so long in action, though our men were so much very fatigued, but kept undercover. During the battle, I was shot, the pain was agonizing, and I was definitely feeling it. I am soon in the process of recovering right now; I’m able to walk, and do many sorts of things. But my main enemy is time. Time is what I need. I need time to recover and get back on my feet and fight. What happens if there is another battle or war? Time is my absolute #1 enemy.
Archie’s Journal Entry
Declaration of Independence
Ê Date: July 4th, 1776
The Declaration of Independence
Archie’s Journal Entry
Those bloody Americans. How could they make the Declaration of Independence? Just HOW?! And WHY?!
Since us loyalists were at war against the Patriots, they think that is okay to announce that the 13 American colonies, then at war with us, regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. Instead, they apparently formed a union that would somehow become a “new nation” also called as the United States of America. Patriot “celebrity” John Adams was a leader in pushing for independence from us loyalists, and was unanimously approved on July 2nd, 1776.
It was a nice bright, beautiful morning when I woke up but I was feeling a little tad ill, not in my best mood, and suddenly, there were loud noises and chants, I mean like “can you guys please shut it.” Then after a quick second I heard someone said “Declaration of Independence”. I was immediately intrigued. Somehow, they declared independence away from us.
The 1581 Dutch Republic Declaration of Independence, called the Oath of Abjuration, influenced the United States Declaration of Independence. The United States Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th 1776, states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776.
Declaration of Independence Archie’s Journal Entry
Franklin, Adams, Jefferson working on the Declaration
I personally do not find this signing from all 56 delegates of the colonies to the Continental Congress and the Declaration of Independence is really helpful to us loyalists because since now all 13 colonies are belonging to the Americans; we now subsequently have a smaller sized army to fight against the Americans in this war and revolution. I hope we could work our way out of this mess, and hopefully our general and King would somehow tell us a plan that could lure the Americans out and we loyalists would have the victory that was rightfully suppose to be ours. The Declaration of Independence justified the independence of United States by listing colonial grievances against our king, King George III, and by asserting certain natural and legit rights, including a right of revolution. “We hold these truths to be self-‐evident, that all men are created equal, that are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This line from the Declaration of Independence has been known as “one of the best-‐known sentences in the English language.” To me, I mean this is not true; I also must be harsh on them since they have wedged us loyalist and our army big time and we do not think this is okay. This line also provided inspiration to numerous national declarations of independence throughout the world. Loyalists must take a stand now, and we cannot “take easy” on them anymore. This war is on.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Ê Date: September 3rd, 1783
Plan for the Battle of Yorktown
Archie’s Journal Entry
“Please stop. This is getting out of control”. I recall myself saying this to my newly beautiful born daughters Eve and Mary, as they were very energetic and high-‐spirited to know about our family having the opportunity to go back to Great Britain, and having the chance going back to Great Britain for the first time with my daughters and my gorgeous American wife, Taylor. For me on the other hand is not as “enthusiastic” as my two daughters who are going to explode very soon with excitement to go back to Great Britain. Remember? Rushing back to the Stamp Act, which occurred on November 1st, 1765, I still remember that I had set myself a promising goal for the future. That goal was in fact to become a notable general and for the rest of Great Britain and the loyalists army to look up to me. But, unfortunately, that “dream” did not exist, and there is no more opportunity to make this dream into a real life occupation. I am absolutely deeply depressed and heart-‐broken. All I ever wanted was to serve my empire well, and not to get it ruined by some bloody patriots whose brains are the size of a walnut and is in search for peace and land. I am not pleased at all.
Flashing back to 2 years ago, where us loyalists formally surrendered 8000 loyalists’ troops to the American Patriots and the French army, we loyalists were the biggest shame to not only our country, Britain but also to the entire world. I must praise George Washington of the American side even though I hate it, for his incredible efforts and the thoughts that he had put into finding peace and separating from our empire.
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Surrender of Lord Cornwalis
Archie’s Journal Entry
Before the siege, we did not know what was going to happen, I was still eating a delicious meal for lunch, a much larger portion meal than the other soldiers since I have been promoted to Lieutenant General for my long service and great achievements I have put my heart and soul out to since I joined the army when I was still a young teenage lad. But do you know who else also became a Lieutenant General? Charles Cornwallis. The top loyalist soldiers gathered together to vote who was going to be the actual Lieutenant General. After a while, the crowd of soldiers voted and they voted to Charles. I was frustrated, aggravated and furious! I have my reasons why this was a stupid choice and decision, but I rather not say them.
Miraculously, after a few hours, through the telescopes, we saw a large amount of American soldiers and along with a combine force with the French Army marching towards us, as they were vampires hunting for blood. I immediately noticed the American army was lead by George Washington and the French Army was lead by Rochambeau. We knew that we were outnumbered, since Charles was the captain, he makes the decision and as much as I hate it, I have to stand by him every time he makes a call. After 309 British soldiers were killed, and more than 595 soldiers critically wounded, Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8000 British men including me to the American patriots. All of the loyalist soldiers including the wounded ones were captured to prison until the Treaty of Paris was signed. The Treaty of Paris marked the end of a gruesome war between the British loyalists and the American patriots. Now, we could finally call it “peace”.
Conclusion
Ê The Short Term effects from the American Revolution is that a new republic shown as a symbol of freedom to European countries and to people in Latin America. White men could still only vote for a century before voting rights and protection under law were extended. The Long Term effects is that it created a more progressive government and freedom for the U.S. They got a constitution and representative. America got the freedom to vote and protection under law came into place later. Britain's lost the war, and other countries now have America to deal with in political affairs now that it is a free country, with its independence.
Ê After the American Revolution, most people remained the profession of agriculture, but economic depression still rampant. Government run by aristocrats. Common man only had a minor role in government. Large amount of trading with Britain, people taxed by the government.
Ê America is still a sovereign and a independence country. Some colonies in America still have a good amount of power. Americans still keep guns and gun laws as safety when in danger. If America lost the revolution, America might still be a part of Britain. We would have a King or Queen and parliament, rather than a president and the 3 branches of government. For example, no more George Washington as our 1st president. Slavery would have been banned much earlier, as it was in Britain in 1807.
Citations
• Http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/boflandc.htm. N.p., n.d. Web. 2014.
• "History.org: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's Official History and Citizenship Website." A Summary of the 1765 Stamp Act : The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
• "The Boston Tea Party, 1773." The Boston Tea Party, 1773. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
• "Declaration of Independence." National Archives and Records Administration. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
• Http://www.history.com/this-‐day-‐in-‐history/cornwallis-‐surrenders-‐at-‐yorktown. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
• Http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/revolute/jb_revolut_yorktown_1.html. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
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• Http://revolutionaryvoices.wikispaces.com/American+Revolution+2013. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
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