The Underground Railroad

Its 1856, and you’re getting ready for bed, and all of a sudden you start hearing singing. You look outside and it’s a group of runaway slaves and Harriett Tubman trying to get to Canada. You are part of the Underground Railroad so you stop them and tell them you can provide them some food and blankets, but they can’t spend the night because people have searched the house many times. You give them what you promised, and they are on their way. You still don’t get a good night sleep because you fell that you should have done more.

The Underground Railroad is not a railroad at all; in fact is not underground either. The Underground Railroad is a network of many houses and farms that wanted to help the runaway slaves escape from their owners. They traveled during the night as quiet as possible. Many of the slaves were tired and worn out by the time they got to a “safe house.” A safe house is a white family’s house that was safe for slaves to stay in and get a warm meal and a good night rest. Still at the safe houses they might not always get good sleep because often they could here bloodhounds and other dogs barking. Those dogs were looking for them.

Modern Day Heroes

Yes, I believe that there is still heroes in the world today. I have many heroes, but some of the most important i believe is our soldiers and veterans. They are fighting or have all ready fought in a war and some people might have even fought more than one war. If these people would not be so brave as to fight America might not even exist! People have been wounded and even died and some people still do not realize how important these people are to our safety and economy. So our brave soldiers and veterans are my heroes and heroines.

The Qualities of a Hero

A hero is a person who does things for other people and does not expect any thing in return but respect. Someone who thinks of other people before they think of them selves. Elizabeth Zane was a heroine of the revolutionary war. The fort was surrounded by Indians and was running low on gunpowder, so Elizabeth Zane volunteered to run through the gun fire and get powder from Colonel Zane's house. She did not get shot at on the way out, but when the Indians realized what she left for the bullets started flying. Amazingly she made it back to the fort with a bullet hole in her dress near where she had put the powder. Elizabeth Zane is my heroine of the American Revolution.

John and Sam Pringle

"BANG," Sam Pringle killed a wild turkey. While reloading he finds that he only has a few more cartridges left, and his horn that holds his gun powder is almost empty. He slowly walks back to the large sycamore tree which he and his brother, John Pringle, are making camp.
Sam and John are fugitives from the British army in the French and Indian War. They decided that life in a rat infested fort was not for them, so they deserted. While running away they find a large hollow sycamore tree that is big enough that two small, skinny beds and a fire pit. They have been living here a while and are just figuring out the best hunting grounds.
John was at the nearby lake gathering their water for the rest of the day when Sam came into camp, so Sam started to clean the turkey and get it ready for roasting. By the time John got back Sam nearly had the turkey picked and on the fire. Sam told his brother the problem he had just discovered. John decided that he would go to the Virgina Colony and get supplies. Sam was not too fond of the idea, but did not say a thing.
The next week John and Same say their goodbyes and John is off for the Virgina Colony. A couple weeks pass and Sam begins to get lonely and worries about John. Sam has no idea how long his brother will be gone so he starts trapping animals and fishing more than usual, sparing the precious cartridges for only the most urgent cases. He traps small animals such as raccoons, opossums, beaver, muskrat, and foxes. This makes up his diet along with the occasional deer and turkey.
Meanwhile, John has reached the colony of Virgina, in his soldier uniform, and finds out that the war is over. Immediately starts celebrating. he goes to a bar and treats him self to a drink of rum. Then realises that his brother is still back at the tree.
His brother on the other hand is having Indian trouble: a group of Cherokee Indians have camped out near his source of water. Two Indians go hunting and smell the smoke of Sam's fire and sneak up on him and take him hostage. Sam thinks maybe if he gives them meatbefore they take him away that they will trust him and maybe even help him out.
Well it did not work out as well as he planned the Indians still did not trust him well as he would like, but the trust grew as time passed. He got all the supplies he needed from the chief and the chief learned how to shoot a rifle in exchange.
Then John came back and the Indians gave him a grand welcome because he brought new foods and clothing. John and Sam got through the war being deserters and living in a huge sycamore tree.

What I Think About Blogging

I think blogging is a nice way to express yourself. Blogging is fun if you use it correctly. With blogging you have to be careful about what you publish because it is public. Blogging is also a way to express yourself and you know that people will hear you.

Proclamation of 1763

Dear King George III,
I am a French and Indian War veteran and I strongly disagree with your proclamation. I think that if the we settlers want to live west of the mountains we should be able to do so. Since there is a small chance of an Indian raid just tell us that we are living here at their own risk. If we try to befriend the Indians we may succeed and have protectors instead of enemies. Just in case we are unsuccessful at this we should hold meetings with training in protection.
Sincerely,
Bob

I am a Soldier in the French and Indian War

Dear Mommy,
I am a British soldier in the French and Indian war. My commanding officer is George Washington. We were based a Fort Necessity until the battle there. I was one of the few survivors of the ruthless battle. Then I went to General Braddock's unit and I was near him when he was killed. George Washington took control and stayed calm. I am one of the luckiest soldiers because I survived that battle also. I am now living in Fort Pitt. It is a newly built fort but is also one of the worst anywhere, I have heard. There are so many rats some of the men are forced to sleep with them. Fortunately I am higher in rank than those men. Nearly everybody in the fort has lice and the fort is infested with fleas. I have heard that the war will be over soon. When it is i will come home to get you and then we will come to the "new world" to live.
Love, Bob

George Washington

George Washington was our first president. He was self-educated. As a child he lived in a dirt floor cabin. When he was a boy he cut down a cherry tree then got in trouble for doing so.