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Loyalist
 Tarred and feathered, beaten and mocked, this is the treatment
we receive for being loyal to the king. The Patriots are constantly trying to convert us from the crown. We disagree with the colonists
as they try to gain freedom through false logic, complaining about unfair taxes, and revolts against British laws. With this information, we are against
the Patriots decision to become independent from our mother country.
During the French and Indian War, Britain served for the colonies to protect the them but lost most of their supplies and was in
deep debt. Since the colonies started the war by moving west onto the natives land for farming, Britain tried to enforce taxes,
lower than the previous ones, to decrease the debt and to maintain the protection of the colonies, for British armies need supplies
and food to serve in future battles. Since the British pay 26 shillings and the colonies pay only 1 shilling of taxes per year, there
was no reason to act violently and foolishly.
The mockery and humiliation we loyalists receive is inhumane. Patriots are constantly mocking, beating, or tarring known
loyalists. For example, the Boston Massacre was brought on buy colonists mocking and throwing objects at soldiers on duty.
When a random shot was fired from the crowd, the soldiers then fired to defend themselves. The soldiers were the ones blamed
for this, not the colonists who deliberately provoked them. Their innocence was proven by the Patriots own John Adams in a
colonial court of law.
In the Declaration of Independence, it states a numerous amount of false logic that really only applies to the rich, landowning,
white men. Thomas Jefferson writes that all men are created equal and are entitled to have life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.
But during that time, the slave population in the colonies was the largest in the world. Britain offered freedom to any slave who
was to stay loyal to the crown.
The colonies disobeyed the British law, and they try to become independent through incorrect statements. We, the
Loyalists, believe we are following the right path in trying to stay connected to Britain through the many good reasons supported.
Farmer
l Milliner
l Patriot
l Loyalist
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