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Colonial Life
My name is Quinn Warner. I am 15 years old and I am one out of eight children. My dad’s name is John and he is a lawyer. My mom’s name is Susan and she doesn’t work. I have four older brothers and three younger sisters. My oldest brother James is 24 and is studying to be a lawyer. My brother Joseph is 21 and he still is in school. My brother John Jr. is 15 and goes to school. My brother Jack is my twin and we both go to school. My sister sally is 10 and she just started school this year. My sister Janie is 8 and she is to young to go to school. My youngest sister Connie was born a month ago. She is adorable.

We decided to leave England because we were not able to freely be Catholics. In England we were able to go to church but we didn’t have as many rights all just because of our religion. We decided to settle in Baltimore, Maryland. My dad thought that it would be a good place for him to work. Also here in Baltimore we have the freedom of religion. No one here judges us because we are Catholic. So far we have been very successful and we all love it here.

Here in Maryland there are no public schools so we have a tutor. Education is really important to us. Not only do we learn to read and write but we also learn about our religion. Every Sunday we go to church and we learn about the teaching of the bible.

My dad came from a rich family in England. On the other hand my mom was from a poor family. We were all born in England except for Connie. Five years ago when I was 10 years old we moved her, five years later, a month ago Connie was born. Even though we left England because of out lack of rights we still feel the need to be Loyal to England because the rest of out family is still there, and we want them to be safe. I hope that one day they will have the money to come and live here with us.

Revolution
Hart Diane, and Bert Bower. //History Alive!: The United States Through Industrialism.// Palo Alto, Calif.: Teacher Curriculum Institute, 2011. Print.
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“The continental Army was always short on men” (Hart 88). · Her brother that was studying to be a lawyer stops to join the army. “In two days of fighting... the Americans lost 1,407” (Hart 91). · Her brother dies on August 27, 1776 in the battle.
 * Topic: ** American Weakness
 * Topic: ** Defeat in New York

**Source:** State. "American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., 15 Nov. 2010. Web. 16 Nov. 2010. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War__]

“Between 1775 and 1782, a smallpox epidemic raged across much of North America, killing more than 130,000 people” (State). · One of her siblings is going to get small pox and might die. “Approximately 25,000 American Revolutionaries died during active military service. About 8,000 of these deaths were in battle...” (State). · Her eldest brother is going to die during a battle.
 * Topic: ** Costs of War: Casualties

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“Militia were men in arms formed to protect their towns from foreign invasion and ravages of war” (Ronemus). · Her brother goes to become a minuteman
 * Topic: ** Minutemen

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“The spread of smallpox became an issue in the American Revolution…” (NA). · Her sister gets smallpox
 * Topic: ** Smallpox

“…provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state…” (NA). · Her dad finds a run away slave
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 * Topic: ** Fugitive slave clause

“The Battle of Trenton took place on December 26, 1776…” (NA).
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 * Topic: ** Victory in Trenton

I. Exposition A. 1776 B. Baltimore, Maryland C. Quinn talks about how her life during the Revolution. II. Rising Action A. Her eldest brother James decides to drop out of law school and fight in the war. 1) He goes to New York to train with the army. 2) His first battle to fight in is in New York. B. Quinn’s Parents are on the edge of James joining the army because they still have family in England. C. Her neighbor comes down with a case of smallpox. 1) Her parents feel the need to get them all vaccinated. III. Climax  A. Her youngest sister Connie gets sick with smallpox due to a failure with the vaccination.  B. While fighting in New York he dies.  IV. Falling Action  A. New York looses that battle. (The defeat of New York)  B. Her sister is treated for the disease and comes close to dying.  V. Dénouement  A. Connie lives.  B. Quinn’s mom finds out that she is 2 months pregnant.  1) That helps them cop with the death of James.

//May 14, 1776// Dear Diary, We are still living in Baltimore and everything perfectly fine. Papa has been making more money because there has been a greater need for lawyer. It doesn’t make much sense to me but he says stuff to Ma about lawsuits over the Revolution. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //June 16, 1776// Dear Diary, There have been a lot of fighting at home today. My oldest brother James has decided to stop his law studies and he want to join the minutemen. Pa is really disappointed in him and they have been fighting for days now. I hope that Pa is able to change James’ mind; I don’t want him to through his life away. What if he dies? I better just stay out of it. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //July 3, 1776// Dear Diary, Last week James left with one of his friends and he said that they were going to New York to become minutemen. Ma has been so worried about him but I guess that she will get used to him not being with us anymore. As for me I miss him but I am happy that he is fighting for our nation. Small pox has been going around and we heard that Ms. Smith the seamstress has come down with smallpox. Pa asked the doctor to give us vaccinations. We don’t know if they will help but why not try. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //July 28, 1776// Dear Dairy, It was excessively painful being vaccinated, and it was also hard to watch my siblings be vaccinated. Thankfully their were minor issues with outcome of the vaccinations was not what we expected.
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They were successful for seven of us but not for Connie. I assume it was because she as so young. She has developed a minor case of the notorious smallpox. We are all waiting for the day when we can sit down at the dinner table together with James, if he ever comes back and with Connie when she gets better if she ever gets better. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //August 27,1776// Dear Diary, The word that has been getting around today is that there has been a battle in New York. God knows how many people have died. We have completely lost contact with James. We don’t know where he is or how he is. I hope he is ok.

Pa said that he heard that New York was defeated. That could mean that loads of people are dead and wounded. I hope that James is not one of them. Ma is paralyzed with fear and anxious to he from him. Our prayers are with him. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //September 1, 1776// Dear Diary, Today is the worst day I could have ever imagined having. This morning Pa ran into the doctor on his way to work. The doctor told him that there was a body brought to the hospital and he was most certain that it was that of James.

Pa came home grabbed Ma and told us that they would be right back. They went to see if the body was James’s. Turns out it was. They came home and told us the news that our brother James had died fighting in that retched battle in New York. At that moment I felt as if my whole life was breaking apart; for my brother James to be dead, well I thought it wasn’t possible.

A few hours after the news was told to us Connie’s temperature began to rapidly rise. The doctor came over and he said that the smallpox is getting worse and their s a slight chance that she might not live through it. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //September 15, 1776// Dear Diary, The doctor has been over everyday since last week to take care of Connie. Thankfully she is getting better. The fact that Ma is pregnant has been the best news we have heard in a while. I guess Ma realizing that she is going to have another child is helping her get over James’s death.
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I know that nobody will ever replace him I hope Ma realizes that too. I wish James was still with us. At least he died for a good cause. I for one appreciated the fact that James was able to accomplish what he wanted. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //September 30, 1776// Dear Diary, Connie got out of bed today, after the doctor came over and took her temp. He said that she has been getting better and she will definitely live through it. The rash is slowly getting better and she as much more strength. We have been praying for her everyday; we wouldn’t want to loose another member of our family. Hope fully our prayers will be answered.

Pa has recently been really stressed. I heard him taking to Ma the other day and he is dealing with a slave. A slave from Georgia escaped and Pa found him. We really don’t support slavery at all. Pa doesn’t want to turn the slave in but he kind of has to. According the Fugitive Slave Clause Pa must turn the slave in. I feel bad for him that is a hard choice for him to make. Sincerely, Quinn Warner //December 25, 1776// Dear Diary, I know it has been a while since I have written in you, that’s just because I lost you. Connie is much better; she has no fever and her skin is practically all cleared up. Finally we have something to be happy about. Right in time for Christmas Connie is finally better and we had the best day we have had in a while today. We ate dinner together as a family. Ma has been doing really well with the pregnancy and hopefully the baby will be born healthy.

We got word today that there was a battle; it was Victory in Trenton. Things just seem to be getting better everyday. The only down side is that Pa decided to turn the slave in. I feel really bad for the slave and we have been praying for him. Hope fully thing will stay this good for a while. Sincerely, Quinn Warner