Above all else, this fight for independence will bring unnecessary bloodshed to our soil. The might of the British armada far surpasses the strength of our colonies. Some even say they are the strongest in the world (Foner, 193); the very idea that we Americans could prevail in war against them is laughable. If by some miracle we were to succeed and win our independence, what price would we pay? Five Bostonian men have already fallen at the hands of British soldiers (Foner, 179-180). If we were to go to war, how high would that number rise? Let us not tear apart the families of our colonies with these selfish notions of independence.
Although she is far across the ocean, Britain remains our mother country. Our homeland. We may be so-called
Although she is far across the ocean, Britain remains our mother country. Our homeland. We may be so-called