Pontiac's Rebellion: A Fictional Narrative

Stephan contemplated before he sat down, pulling the chair out slowly, dreading the family's nightly dinner conversation, what Great Britain was doing wrong. First they moved away to the new land, then Britain gave them grief. The proclamation of 1763, when King George told the colonists not to move westward, and the Indians not to move east, there was almost a hand drawn line. The colonists were not very happy, next year, came the sugar act in 1764. The taxes were high on cloth, sugar, coffee, and wine for the colonists, and the naval officers searched ships carefully to stop smuggling. The colonists were, again, not happy. Now, a year later, was another act, the stamp act, and I bet you can guess, the colonists were not very happy.

"I believe I even threatened formenting a Rebellion in case we were not considered and assured him we would not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we had neither a voice nor representation."

In contrast, some divisions of the colonial population supported Britain whole-heartedly with their lives. They delighted in the short-lived emboldened ties. A New England minister proclaimed “…the Children of New England may be glad and triumph, in Reflection on Events past, and Prospects for the future…” (Document E). Comprehensibly, he felt that Britain gave them a future, that they owed their lives to their mother country. “…Mother, who has most generously rescued and protected us, [must] be served and honored…” (Document E). This is a deep contrast to the ways of thinking possessed by the soldiers and Native Americans, and it would not last long.

It is a sad and angry time for the Cherokee people, but we mustn’t fight back any longer, instead I believe it is best to follow Major Ridge to the new home awaiting us in the West. Our stance in court against the Indian Removal Act has been ignored due to the threat of mutiny the Southern States are mustering up against the Federal Government. John C. Calhoun has challenged Federal Law for his state’s own interest and ultimately at our cost due to the fact that our land was used as a bribe in order to stop the continuation of the mutinous movement of the South. President Andrew Jackson, the man we fought the Creek Tribe so bravely against has selfishly turned his back on our people and our rights to our old beautiful land. Our Chief John Ross

Since the exploration to the New World, England and France have had conflicts and disagreements over every little thing. The French and the English people started most of the issues during and at the end of King George’s War (Shultz, 2010 p. 77). After this war ended, the decisions made for the New World and its territories were uncertain. Since the decisions were in the air, the American colonists pushed forward into the Ohio Valley, resulting in the enragement of the French, because that was their claimed land and where they established trade (Shultz, 2010 p. 77). To strike back, the French formed Fort Duquesne, the largest military unit of the French’s “series of military strongholds” (Shultz, 2010 p. 77). The Virginia Colonists built Fort

When Americans expanded their country west, they interfered with many American Indian Tribes. In a letter he wrote to congress, he explained “This emigration should be voluntary… (but) if they remain within the limits of the states they must be subject to their laws” (Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress December 7, 1829). Andrew Jackson offered to let the American Indians stay if they followed their laws. But in 1831, Jackson forced the Native Americans out of their homelands starting the Indian Removal. According to a reprinted in Niles Weekly Register, the Cherokee’s said “We wish to remain on the land of our fathers. We have a perfect and original right to remain without interruption or molestation”. Jackson lied to the American Indians about allowing them to stay. Jackson did not act democratically because he did not allow the American Indians to stay and forced them to move west. Jackson was fair to his supporters, but not to

There were also the people in Britain that liked The Stamp Act. The British Parliament and the King/Queen were a type of people who like the stamp act. They liked The Stamp Act for the same reason that the colonial government did, because they got money from The Stamp Act. They needed money from this tax because they were in debt from the war. The people of Britain did not like it or dislike it, it was more normal for them. They also didn't get any of the money because they had to pay a tax as well. So even in Britain, only the high-class people liked The Stamp Act as

Jackson wrote “I suggest for your consideration….setting apart an ample district west of the Mississippi….to be guaranteed to the Indian tribes as long as they shall occupy it….” (Doc D). Although Jackson forced the Native Americans to leave, he gave them a land in the west of Mississippi as long as they live in it. Now that Jackson gave the Native Americans a land, there will be no more conflicts between them and the white people. Some of the Native Americans did not want to leave their land such as the Cherokee because they had the right to stay since it is the land of their fathers and because they were the ones who came to the lands first. In the Memorial of the Cherokee Nation, the Cherokees said “The country west of the Arkansas territory is unknown to us…. The far greater part of that region is….badly supplied with food and water…. All our neighbors… would speak a language totally different from ours, and practice different customs….” (Doc E). Cherokees did not want to leave for many reasons such that the west of the Arkansas region is unknown to them, the greater part of the region is badly supplied with food and water, and all of their neighbors speak different language

Many colonist were affected by the Stamped Act passed by British on March 22, 1765. We are going to look at the point of view of a colonist family that was against the Stamp Act. We are going to learn about what some of the colonist thought about the new law. Amity Adams is a girl that lives in the colonies with her family. She is the daughter of Winston and Irene and the sister of Ezio and Everett Adams. She was the oldest being 14, Ezio 10, and Everett 12. So let’s see what the Adams family thought about the Stamp Act.

The Native Americans were told that West of the Mississippi was more peaceful and it had solitude and that they should live there instead

He started by telling us some background information about the stamp act since a lot of us haven't learned it in school yet. “the stamp act was the law imposed in a tax on every legal document newspaper, pamphlet, and deck of cards coming into the colonies, every piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of paper, on which it engrossed, written, or printed, any affidavit, common bail, or appearance, interrogatory, deposition, rule, order or warrant of any court, summons, compulsory citation, commission, recognizance, or any other writ, process, or mandate, issuing out of, or returnable into, any court, or any office belonging thereto, or any other proceeding therein whatsoever, or any copy thereof, or of any record not herein before charged, within the said colonies and plantations.

"My friends, circumstances render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach...that is to [move] to the west...The sooner you do this, the sooner you will commence your career of improvement and prosperity." These were the words spoken by Andrew Jackson to Congress on the Indian Removal Act of 1830. The Indian Removal Act (aka the Trail of Tears) was a brutal, unfair tragedy that should not have happened to the Native Americans. The way the Native Americans were forced out their homeland was the wrong way for Andrew Jackson to gain land.

“Thomas groaned in frustration. “What would you rather do? Fight against the King’s army? They have the advantage of more guns and weapons, Jefferson! If you become loyal to the King, you’ll be under a better protection!” he cried, louder than he intended to. He reached out his hand to his younger brother, hoping he would join him.

“Wake up, Aisha.” I whispered into Aisha’s ear, trying my best not to wake Patty’s children who slept soundly in their beds on the other side of the room.

Today me and my family had a discussion about the stamp act. The discussion was very long and complicated. My father was furious so was I was young boy of 15 years who knew lots of thing in the world. My mom and sister said that we needed to understand comprehend and to think things through.