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Colonial Life
HFE Final Draft George Falk is a very young lad at only 9 months. He is a very swell chap though. He lives in North Carolina with a family of eight. He has two sisters, three brothers, a Mom, and a Dad. His family is middle class and they own a large piece of land that his family turned into a farm. This specific farm is a tobacco plantation. When George comes of age he will help his brothers and Dad out in the fields while his Mom and sisters do the housework.

George’s Mom and Dad were only ones alive when they came to the New World. His parents moved to the colonies because they hated King John and they were looking for a new start for themselves and their children. So far he has had a very swell time and he is just learning how to talk. He has had fun watching his brothers, Dad, and their slaves Belay and Fabunni. He just can’t wait until it’s his turn to be out there with them.

Revolution
**Source 1:**  Higginbotham, Don. "The Continental Army." //American Revolutionary War// . 3 Feb. 1998. 9 Nov. 2010. [|____]   “The Second Continental Congress, then meeting at Philadelphia, (the lawmakers) chose as commander of the "Continental Army" [|__George Washington__] , a 43-year-old delegate from Virginia, a planter and a ranking militia officer in the French and Indian Wars.” [Higginbotham]. “The Americans, however, were not without their own advantages. A vast reservoir of manpower could be drawn upon. For the most part, men preferred short-term enlistments--and many who served came out for a few weeks or months--but they did serve: the best estimates are that over 200,000 participated on the patriot side.” [Higginbotham].

**Source 2:**  Sedivy, George. "Colonial America And The American Revolution." //Mr. Sedivy's History Classes// . 21 July 2006. 10 Nov. 2010. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">[|__<http://mr_sedivy.tripod.com/america6.html>__] <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> “The Continental Army had no money, and had bad soldiers (few soldiers). The Continental Congress raised eight companies of soldiers, each numbering 120 men. These companies were made up entirely of cripples, invalids, blind men, and men missing arms and legs. But, they were fighting on there own land, for their own land, and for freedom. And, they had a great leader. They got supplies by stealing them from the British.” [Sedivy] <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Freytag's Pyramid <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">   <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. Enlisting In the Continental army.

2. Saying goodbye to family and going of to training camp

3. Going of to war to fight the British for the first time

4. In the mist of the battle George gets shot in the shoulder and is dragged of the battle field

5. George is helped by a medic

6. George is fully healed and gets shipped home

7. George reunites with his family and has a joyful feast <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Theme <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The theme is that the American Revolution was very violent.