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    a world of 3 sides, the Patriots, the Loyalists and the slaves. She does not know what side she is on for they all have the pro’s and con’s, however she is a slave and her options sometimes get changed for both offers to each side can sometimes not do so well. First, Isabel says, “I was chained between two nations.” This can be known as a metaphor for it can mean about her standing between the Loyalists and Patriots. Isabel first thinks about the Loyalists and how they can benefit to her if she

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    that war impacts is individuals. Tim is torn by war because on pg. 127, Tim says, “Having father gone was strange. The tavern seemed cold and empty.” The reason I can infer that Tim is torn is because he has been attacked by Patriots and saved by Loyalists. He also doesn’t know whether to follow Sam or father. Father

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    Patriots were mad because when the king raised prices and taxes , Patriots thought that there was no point of that.The patriots also realised that they had no voice so the king didn’t care. So when a loyalist said that was fine, patriots would get hot tar and feathers so they can pour it on the loyalists. But the patriots still didn’t have a voice, to the king. This is the symbol of the stamp act and the date. There were more things that brought up the war such as the French and Indian war which

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    I. America Secedes from the Empire • The battles of Lexington and Concord called people together. On May 10, 1775, the 2nd Continental Congress with 13 colonies gathered to draft new appeals for the British people and help build an army/navy for them. A. Congress Drafts George Washington Thesis: The Continental Congress took a huge leap to choose George Washington to be their commander of Virginia and they made a great decision in doing so. George Washington was selected to lead

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    American Influence on Upper Canada: Pre 1812 Upper Canada was created in 1791 to accommodate the Loyalist refugees and land-hunting farmers of the United States after the American Revolution. In addition of the existing two colonies, a third colony was created by diving the Province of Quebec into Lower Canada which resides in the east and Upper Canada which resides in the west. The colony was made official by the British Parliament in the Constitution Act of 1791. Afterwards, the colonies became

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    The Patriots only lied to the poor slaves and not promised any freedom. Another point of view are the Loyalist. Loyalist are people who don’t believe in going into war. One quote Anderson used to define Freedom and Liberty from the perspective of a Loyalist is “I did not let him continue. "You are blind. They don't want us free. They just want liberty for themselves”. This explains how loyalists only liberty and freedom to themselves and do not want to help these slaves from becoming free. Lastly

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    addresses the flaws of the reasoning of the loyalists and persuasively shows the audience the right path. He does this effectively by appealing to the rhetoric form of logos, setting up each of his arguments with a parallel structure, and by using simple language that everyone can understand. One of the ways Paine argues against loyalists is by using strictly logic or what he calls “common sense.” He sets up many of his arguments by looking at what loyalists have to say then quickly refuting it with

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    news. Loyalist, mainly Canadians who were loyal to the British king, may not have been so happy to hear about the war. I believe this may be because, after the recent American revolution, many loyalists were just beginning to call Canada home. After so much conflict, they wanted to live in peace for once. Especially loyalists now living in Upper Canada were in danger for that was the easiest place for the Americans to attack. Hearing about the call to arms must have scared many loyalists and pushed

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    the differences between the Patriots and Loyalist. Saige: The loyalist were loyal to the British crown. Tara: The Patriots rebelled against the British. Abigail: The Patriots wanted to make there own country and wanted to find Independence. Tara: That’s what the Patriots accomplished for their Independence. Abigail: Loyalist opposed the Revolution. Haiden: That is what the Loyalist did. Saige: This is when they were against

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    extremely angry because of Sam’s poor decision Sam is a rebel also known as a patriot at the time but his father is still loyal to the king he is called a loyalist. it’s an obvious choice on which side to be on. you should be a loyalist and stick with the king. one reason is that they have England on their side and england has food to supply loyalists and the soldiers. life would also be protected by england the soldiers would have more weapons and supplies than the rebels would have. another reason

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