Declaring our Independence

Dear fellow Colonist,

     I am here to inform you of the need to gain independence.  We have noticed lately the corrupted government we are ruled by, and the laws they have harshly given to our people without our consent.
     The British has taxed us several times in the past, even though we have no say in the Parliament.  We have been taxed on printed goods, sugar products, and much more.  Why should we pay extra money just because they say so?  Why should they have that kind of power over us?  If they can pass the Townshend Acts,  the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act, and the Intolerable Acts, what other laws might they pass in the future?  They have complete control over us, and they could take away our property if they wanted to.  This is unjust.
     Please remember the incident that took place not that long ago, the Boston Massacre.  The Redcoat have murdered our people.  They are rogues, beasts.  While our defenseless people stood up and expressed their feelings, the devilish British soldiers slaughtered them.  Do you think what they did is right?  They could just march in and kill your family, for all they care.
     The British Government has violated our rights.  We believe that man are created equal, and that we have natural rights.  Rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  We the People should have control over the government.  If it is ruling unfairly, we should be able to change the way its behaving.  This is the kind of Government we can give you, if you join us in this journey towards Independence.
     We have the willpower, the weapons, and the strength to defeat the British.  We will defeat the British.  After that, a new golden era will appear.  It is up to you to join us, battle with us, and to savor the freedom!

 

Patrick Henry

     Patrick Henry was born in Hanover Country, Virgina.  He received most of his education from his father and uncle.  He had first begun his career as a farmer, but than he switched to working in a tavern after a fire burned down his home.  During 1760, Patrick Henry had decided to become a lawyer.  He had realized that he wanted to help people and had a talent for public speaking.  The arguments he had against the British made him very well-known.  He also protested against the Stamp Act.  After the Boston Tea Party, he traveled with Washington to Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress.  Then, during the very peak of his career, he made one of the most famous speeches in American History.  He convinced people that they must fight against the British.  Give me Liberty or give me Death!  This speech motivated Virgina to march towards independence.  After signing the Declaration of Independence during July 4, 1776, he has elected first governor of Virgina.  He then accomplished a difficult feat of changing the royal colony into a self-governing republic.  Patrick Henry died of cancer on June 6, 1799 on his plantation in Red Hill, Virginia.  Patrick Henry was a leader, a public speaker, and a lawyer.  He had used his life to help bring the American Revolution.  We could not have done this without him. 

The Boston Massacre

This picture shows the British firing upon the undefended Americans.  It seems as though one of the British Commanders were instructing them to do so.  The wounded Americans had collapsed into another person's arms, and there is large amounts of blood everywhere.  If I was a colonist, and I hadn't seen the scene happen beforehand, I would have thought the British was monsters.  Firing randomly into my people would have been unjust.  The " King Street Massacre" and the " Bloody Massacre", would have been viewed upon as the murder of the colonists by the British.  I would've been even more enraged to discover only two of the soldiers were found guilty.  This propaganda had changed many people's thoughts of the British into thinking of them badly.  The name itself, " The Bloody Massacre", had scared and angered many people too.

The Sons of Liberty

 

The Sons of Liberty are portrayed as colonial knights for justice.  Their masked faces makes them seem slightly mysterious.

The British are portrayed as the opposing team, lots of men with sharp weapons.  It seems as though they have surrounded the Sons of Liberty, but the Sons of Liberty are standing higher then them, as if they're more powerful.

I think the Author is for them because they are portrayed in a bold and powerful way.  The Author clearly thinks highly of them.

I like the picture because they represent the Sons of Liberty as big and heroic.

There is no reason why I don't like the picture.

Yes, I would've joined the Sons of Liberty because I believe in their cause and because I wouldn't have wanted to miss out on anything during the colonial times.  Taring and Feathering Officials would have been hilarious.