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Colonial Life
The name of my historical fiction character is Tomas Smith. My wife’s name is Elizabeth Williams Smith. I have 10 children. I have 8 boys and 2 girls. I am a lawyer. I come from a wealthy family. I live in New York. Which is in the middle colony. I studied at the University of Oxford. I am 29 years of age. I chose to come to the new world for various reasons. My first reason is that I wanted to be part of this new idea of laws, which were being written. My second reason is I wanted my family and I to be free to practice our own religion, Catholicism. And my last reason is I wanted to be the first prosperous lawyer in the New World, so my 10 children could be comfortable. I have been in the New World for 6 months now. I have gone here alone without my family because I wanted to make sure that it was a good enough living condition for us. I miss my family dearly. It has been a brutal and depressing winter. My family arrives tomorrow. This is the only thing that can keep me going in the New World. I have flowers in my hand and excited to see my family. I see my wife crying. I have just found out that I have only 9 children. My youngest child (Rebecca) has not maid it threw the whole voyage. These last months have been very though on me and on my wife. Elizabeth is depressed, it has been a cold and snowy winter, and another child of mine is sick with the deadly fever. But despite the hard times I think my family and I can be successful in the New World.

Revolution
__Research for HFC__ Source: Hart, Diane, and Bert Bower. //History Alive: the United through Industrialism.// Palo Alto, CA: Teachers Curriculum Institute, toll. Print.

Topic: Battle of New York · Date: August 27, 1776. · Place: Brooklyn, New York. · “The Americans began their defense of the city in high spirits” (91). · “In two days of fighting, the British lost only 377 men while the Americans lost 1,047” (91). · “ Washington had no intention of giving up. But for his army to survive, he would have to retreat” (91).

Source: "New York and New Jersey campaign - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, 8 Nov. 2010. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. .

Topic: Battle of New York · American Commanders/ Leaders: George Washington, Charles Lee, and John Sullivan. · British Commanders/ Leaders: Sir William Howe, Lord Cornwallis, and Lord Richard Howe.

· During the battle, the British had captured General John Sullivan. · Admiral Howe convinced General John Sullivan to deliver a message to Congress in Philadelphia, and released him on parole. (parole means still in control not completely free.)

__Story Plot__

· Exposition: The date is August 27, 1776. The place is in Brooklyn, New York. My main character is a wealthy lawyer and family man. He is not usually angry and doesn’t really care about the government.

· Rising Action: England starts to put tax on items in the colonies. The main character decides to do something quite drastic. He leaves his family and enlists in American army.

· Climax: The main character finds him self in the middle of a slaughter fest. He is remorseful. He misses his family and he impulsively joined the army with his emotions and not with is mind. He sees his fellow colonists getting killed. And he starts questioning the battle and the purpose of fighting such a strong military presence. (England)

· Falling Action: General Washington has also seen too much. He wants his army to survive. So with great shame he says the bitter word retreat. The main character feels like a trader but for the sake of his family he must sign General Howe’s statement that says to “remain in peaceful obedience” to the king.

· Dénouement: The main character walks home crushed by the shame of letting his new country down. He originally felt confident that he could protect his family from just about everything. But this crucial loss to him and his fellow patriots have striped him of his belief in himself.  · Story Theme: I the reader to know that my story is about a man who decides to go in to war but for the sake of his family he must surrender.