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Colonial Life
 Journey of Joseph Williams   Joseph Williams age 19 the eldest of 8 had messy black hair, a narrow face, long nose, a slim jaw, and intelligent eyes. Joseph always dreamed of going to the new world. Now was as good a time as ever to go because his family was running low on money, and Joseph was ready to support them, but he needed a job. Joseph was a poor boy, but not a dumb one; he was the top of his at Malvern College which he studied two years of engineering.  One day Joseph Williams was on his way to buy some flour from the store when he realized a flyer that offered a free voyage to New York, if he would accept a job working as a ship builder. Joseph thought with his engineering background, it would be no problem getting a job. The pay was better than any ship building job near him. He went straight home to tell his family. They were happy but reluctant to let him go, because they knew that they could not go with him for the sake of their younger children. Some children died from disease in the colonies.  The long sickly voyage took many weeks and months, at times Joseph felt doubt, worry and a little sea sick (it did not help that his peers on the ship were having other stomach difficulties), but when he got to New York he immediately got settled into a nice job and apartment. Life in the city was interesting to see the middle of the town, where it was an intriguing site full of ships, gossip and other items like paint, books, carpets and furniture. Joseph also enjoyed the markets which were bustling with fisherman selling their newly caught fresh fish in addition to the farmers who were selling their eggs, fresh milk, and cheese. Joseph was content with his life in New York.  The thing Joseph did not like was his commute to work where it smelled of rotting garbage, and how there were animals running through the streets. Ship building was a busy job that took him through the day considering he was not the one who actually built the ships, but dealt with the actual blueprints for the building the ships, he also enjoyed his casual hello pass buys with his friend Hank. Hank was a couple years older than Joseph with a short haircut, glasses, and an intelligent looking smile. Joseph looked up to Hank like an older brother due to the fact that Joseph Williams was the eldest of ten. Unfortunately this friendship was short lived. There was always a problem with fire breakouts in the city due to the fact that people used candles and torches as their only means of light. On June 19 the death of josephs dear friend was engulfed by a fire along with his wife, 7 children, as well with the rest of the innocent people who lived in the quant apartment.

 Historical Fiction Research Outline

**Topic** - I. Victory of Trenton

**Source 1** - Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. //History alive!: the United States through industrialism//. Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers' Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print. **Info** - 1.In December 25, 1776 George Washington took his men through trenton through icy rocky snow and traveling through the Delaware river. (Hart 92) 2."Washington gave his men the pasword for the long night ahead: Victory or Death" (Hart 92)

Topic - II. Weather Conditions`


 * Source 2** Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. //History alive!: the United States through industrialism//. Palo Alto, Calif.: Teachers' Curriculum Institute,

**Info** - 1.Very cold weather conditions

3. "One officer reported to Washington that the troops' guns were to wet to fire..." (Hart 92)

2. Could not fire guns, because they were to wet, do to cold weather climates, but Washington was determined to capture Trenton
 * Source 3** - III. (wikipedia.com)[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Trenton__] (Wikipedia)

**Topic** - IV. Battle of Trenton

Source 3 - V. (Brtishbattles.com)[|http://www.britishbattles.com/battle-trenton.htm__]

**Info** - 1. took 868 prisoner without losing troops at princeton

2. A week later another 300 british troops were captured

3. Hessians caught off guard

4. "2400 Americans soldiers against 1400 Hesians" (Brtishbattles.com) [] )

Constitution
**__Historical Fiction Story Plot__** I. Exposition - Was very successful with his well-known ship building company and became wealthy, but got fired for being anti loyalist. Now he is in the militia supporting his wife and three children with his leftover money from his ship building company. a. Setting - Trenton b. Time - December 26, 1776 II. Rising Action – Battle of Trenton experience; hard ships of weather conditions and crossing the Delaware III. Climax – surprising the hessians by attacking them while there enjoying their christmas dinner IV. Falling action – beating the hessian V. Denouement – Joseph Williams goes home to his family and tells them the news and eagerly awaits the upcoming events.