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Colonial Life
Hello, my name is Martha Greenwald. I am a married mother at the age of thirty-five years old. My husbands name is Ben. I have three kids, two girls and one boy. I am about 5’5 in height with dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. I was born and raised in my hometown of England, although now I live in Rhode Island.

When I lived back in England I had a just okay life. Things weren’t always the best for me. Living and working for my parents didn’t work out as well as I planned. I was introduced to my husband when I was around the age of twenty-five. His father had worked together with my father for a few years and they both decided to introduce us. We fell in love the moment our eyes met. We got married just about a few months after we met. Then, about a year later our first child (Jackson) was born. We decided that we wanted to start a new more exciting life for our future children.

So we both decided to take the ship that was leaving out to the new world and see where we ended up. We arrived in a place called Rhode Island. It looked like a pretty nice place to live, so we were pleased we ended up here. My husband and I both love that Rhode Island lets people into the colony that have different religious beliefs. Both of our parents sent us with some money, so we had that plus some money we both saved up when we lived in England to buy a little cabin in the center of the village. It was perfect for the three of us at that time. Ben got a job working in the fields while I stayed home with Jackson.

Over the next three years I had two more kids. Ashley and Jessica. Ashley is now three, Jessica is one and Jackson is five. I currently stay home with the kids four times a week, and on the other three days I work out on the fields with my husband. I do that so we can earn more money too keep our family happy and healthy.

My mother died when I was thirty years old. It made me regret going out to the new world. But I know I just had to move on with my life. My father also just passed away about ten months ago. These two incidents were extremely tragic in my family’s life. I am very lucky to still have my siblings though. My older brothers, Jason, John, Justin and Max still live back in England. Before I moved out here, they told me they were trying to get back to the new world somehow. I wonder everyday how they are doing with that. My sisters, Julia and Johanna both live in Connecticut. I miss all my siblings very much but I’m sure they’re doing just fine.

Revolution
Molly Wilson

7th Period History

November 17, 2010

Source: Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. //History alive!: the United States through industrialism.// Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print.

**Topic: Defeat in New York**

Where: Brooklyn, New York

Date: August 27, 1776

"..British forced led by General William Howe.." (90)

"To block the British invasion, Washington hurried with this army from Boston to New York." (90)

"....for what promised to be a decisive battle." (91)

"The American's began their defense of the city "in high spirits." (91)

"..inexperienced American were no match for the British, with their greater numbers and superior training." (91)

"..the British lost only 377 men, while the Americans lost 1,407." (91)

Washington did not want to give up and did not want to say that he was going too.

"Even though Washington knew this, he could not bring himself to utter the shameful word "retreat"." (91)

An officer with the name of Thomas Mifflin came to rescue the Americans.

"..."What is your strength?" Mifflin asked. "Nine thousand," Washington replied. "Not enough," said Mifflin bluntly, "We must retreat." (91)


 * Source:** "Battle of New York 1776."//American History and World History at Historycentral.com the largest and most complete history site on the web//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. 

"Only five soldiers were detailed to defend the pass."

"...on October 28th, the British troops captured Chattertons Hill, to the right of American lines."

HFC Plot


 * Exposition:** Martha Claire Greenwald, 32 years old, married to Ben Greenwald. Martha and Ben work in the fields. They both are tired of the British.


 * Rising Action:** Townspeople are getting upset about the british too. Leads to a small battle but then that leads too the War.


 * Crisis:** Martha stays with the kids while Ben goes out and fights in the war (Battle of New York). Martha wants to stay with her kids because she wants to make sure they are safe.


 * Climax:** While Martha is at home keeping the kids safe, she is very worried about her husband. She hears from one of her neighbors that her husband is severely injured. The neighbor explains everything that happened.


 * Falling Action:** Ben gets brought home and is taken out of the battle. It looks like he isn't going to make it. Since Martha's mother used to be a doctor, she knows how to fix him up, but she's not quite sure if its going to work.


 * Dénouement:** Ben survives and is laying low now. Martha is working in the fields alone. America eventually wins the battle.

Theme: I want the reader to understand the responsibilities that Ben has and the consequences he has taken for choosing to fight in the war.