//------------------------------// // Discussing our Past // Story: My little Revolution: Britain and Her Colonies // by batran //------------------------------// Fluttershy and Rarity helped prepared dinner for the colonists and the redcoat. Each plate have daisy Sandwiches with Apples on the side with some water for the drink. The Ex-Humans didn't like the daisy sandwiches at first but they gave it a go and found it tasty (due to them being ponies). They had wished to eat in the kitchen in private and they sat down and began eating. "Woah, this Daisy sandwich is amazing!" stated Maryland, "I am so hungry I could eat all of your food if you want." "We all are hungry, all we ate during the revolution was about as much as a few beans." replied Virginia "Speaking of the revolution," chimed in Georgia, "what did you guys do?" "Vell I helped by boycotting british goods..." Piped up South Carolina, "and I am also part of the daughters of liberty..." "I... participated on what is now known as the Boston Massacre," New Hampshire added in. ------Adam Philips (Aged 12)----- March 5th 1770 (2 days after Adam Philip's birthday) I was walking around the streets at night with my friend Alexander when it happened. A small drunken crowd surrounded British soldiers and started calling them names. They were teasing them calling out things like: "FIRE!" We watched as the crowd quickly got bigger as people left their business, homes, and other things to participate. Alexander joined in, he dragged me into this. After a few minutes, the soldiers have had enough and fired onto the crowd. My friend, Alexander, was shot in arm. The crowd dispersed while I tried to drag my fallen friend away. I called out for help trying to look for a doctor. It was freezing cold and the snow made it worse for my friend. Eventually, a doctor came and help fix my friend inside his house. I was frightened by the fact my friend almost died, but he thankfully recovered. We ran home and never discussed this with anyone. My family decided to move a week after because Boston is not a good place to be in at the moment. So we moved to New Hampshire to farm, I later grew and moved to Portsmouth. ---------------------------------------------------------- "I was invited to go into the 7th Pennsylvanian Regiment by my friend Alexander, who I still keep in touch with-" New Hampshire's eyes went wide and became sorrowful and looked down. "...I just remembered, Alexander was killed in that last battle we were in." He puts his hands over his eyes to cover his tears, "What will I do now? My friend is gone...." The group felt saddened by this story. But quickly recovered when New York piped up. "Alright, I participated in the Boston Tea Party, who else participated?" Asked New York. Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Massachusetts' hand shot up which made Britain frown a little. ---------------Augustus De Keizer (aged 24)---------------- We, the members of the Sons of Liberty, managed to meet up near the ships who carried tea early in the morning. All of us were dressed like American Indians. Personally, I think that we look stupid and it was uncomfortable. But it serves a purpose and it helped saved our lives from being caught. "There it is." one of my mates pointed out towards the ship. We stormed on the ship and looked for any tea to dump overboard. We have done this for about 5 to 15 minutes, I can't tell, before British soldiers had arrived. My mates fled, some jumped into the water while others were running down the ramp. I tried to run but unfortunately I was grabbed and was forced to the wall. When they were tying my hands, I childishly stepped on a Redcoat's foot and jumped overboard and disappeared underwater. --------------------------------------------------------------------- "I volunteered for the British army," started Britain, "I was placed under orders of General Cox," The Colonists chuckled again, Britain ignored it, "Unfortunately, the boat coming over was horrible than the other ships" Britain began explaining, "The air was vile, the drinking water was not clean, there was a sickness going around onboard, luckily I came out without a touch of sickness in me." -------------- Boniface Kent (age 23) -------------- Given the circumstances, I know that I am not going to survive this war alone. My friend, Corporal Parker Allen, and I prepared for the upcoming battle that could give us an advantage in the war. "Those darn rebels needs to be taught a lesson!" said My friend, Allen while fiddling with his musket, "They have raided my home and called me evil because I'm a loyalist, the nerve!" "Well we could get them in the upcoming battle." I chuckled. Then My leader ordered us to go across the river to ambush the rebels. As we crossed the river, the darn rebels sent their Horsemen and some infantry after us. They fired at us and it hit a couple of our men, their bodies were washed down the river. We fired back at them and they fell like flies. We managed to storm through the small town and we managed to route a couple of armies before their leader called for a retreat. Me, Allen, and a couple others joined as we start to make chase. Everything was great until you rebels came along and killed my allies. I was surrounded, scared by the fact that my life is actually over. Until a bright energy of some kind hits us. ------------------------------------------------------------ "Speaking of Muskets," New York barged in, "I wonder where is my Davy." He started to look around in panic and the others looked at him confused, he noticed this before explaining, "Davy, you know, I was a gunsmith and I decided to make my own. I had copied my old musket and made a new one for myself. I used the parts from my old musket and made a double barrel musket. I had figure out how the lenses works and added it to my gun and painted a red dot in the middle. I was thinking of showing it to congress for mass production. But duty calls and we headed towards Brandywine." New York finished. Last time he remembered Davy he fell unconscious wearing the weapon safely across his shoulders. The Soldiers looked at the clock and it was waaay past their dinner time. They quickly finished up eating and put their plates away in the sink. Fluttershy had told them that they could walk downtown tomorrow and they got ready for bed. Some of them went to sleep but others decided to stay awake and went exploring around the cottage looking for their guns. With little success, they decided to ask Fluttershy, but found that she was sleeping and Rarity was nowhere to be found. They decided to ask her tomorrow and joined their fellow comrades sleeping in the living room and upstairs.