What is all the fuss about?
Why are man and woman not created equal? Mary Wollstonecraft asked the same question when she came out with her pamphlet called, A Vindication of the Rights of Women which was inspired by Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. She thought that the rights of humanity should not be confined to the male line. She merely wanted women to have to opportunity to support themselves and survive without a man if chosen to.
In other news, we have convicted ten people under an act we created called the Sedition Act. These people were convicted for spreading rumors or false, scandalous, and malicious information about our hard working government. We like to refer to this with a nick name called the "reign of witches."
Though we are working hard in many aspects of the colony, we have not seemed to conjure up a cure for slavery. Our first Congress under the new constitution has been receiving petitions calling for emancipation. We have even had Benjamin Franklin signing off on things to help push the issue. Just know we are trying to handle and please all of our very important citizens and please be patient with us.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Letter to the King
My Dear King,
I am happy to say that the land of dreams is out to a great start. Many of the colonies around us seem to have the same outlook as ours. It may seem appropriate to thank you for the hard work you have put into the colony but that would be crediting you to helping our colony when all you have done is hurt it. Due to your sneaky plots to only make yourself happy, you have created a lot of animosity between us. The Stamp Act greatly upset us. Taxing our colony to gain revenue to support a war that we are not technically a part of and do not care to be a part of does not seem too just to us. Also, sending your troops over and stationing them on our land that we have built from the ground up is not fair either. Why should we support these people who have no value to us? They did not help us when we needed help. We understand you are in debt because of all the wars that you have entered this new world in, but why should we have to pay for your power hungry habit? Is war really that answer to everything for you? During the Seven Year's War, we contributed soldiers and economic resources. You repay us with The Wool Act of 1699, Hat Act of 1732, and Iron Act of 1750 forbidding us the manufacturing of these items (178)? Who are you to take the skill away from a more Nobel man than most? What is Liberty without freedom? All we wish to do is live a life of peace and order and you make it impossible to do so. We have no other problems within our colony other than your rule and taxation, so what can you do to help us?
P.S. The Boston Massacre was merely a snowball fight. Word of mouth got a little too embellished. We are tired of your trade regulations.
I am happy to say that the land of dreams is out to a great start. Many of the colonies around us seem to have the same outlook as ours. It may seem appropriate to thank you for the hard work you have put into the colony but that would be crediting you to helping our colony when all you have done is hurt it. Due to your sneaky plots to only make yourself happy, you have created a lot of animosity between us. The Stamp Act greatly upset us. Taxing our colony to gain revenue to support a war that we are not technically a part of and do not care to be a part of does not seem too just to us. Also, sending your troops over and stationing them on our land that we have built from the ground up is not fair either. Why should we support these people who have no value to us? They did not help us when we needed help. We understand you are in debt because of all the wars that you have entered this new world in, but why should we have to pay for your power hungry habit? Is war really that answer to everything for you? During the Seven Year's War, we contributed soldiers and economic resources. You repay us with The Wool Act of 1699, Hat Act of 1732, and Iron Act of 1750 forbidding us the manufacturing of these items (178)? Who are you to take the skill away from a more Nobel man than most? What is Liberty without freedom? All we wish to do is live a life of peace and order and you make it impossible to do so. We have no other problems within our colony other than your rule and taxation, so what can you do to help us?
P.S. The Boston Massacre was merely a snowball fight. Word of mouth got a little too embellished. We are tired of your trade regulations.
We appreciate your time,
The Land of Dreams.
Response
To Whom it May Concern,
I am a very busy business man and I will try to address your issues in a timely manner. I will pass this onto Parliament who I hope will help you better than I can. We appreciate you all.
Sincerely,
The King.
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