December 1775; Entry One
------I strongly believe that keeping a bond with Britain will create a stronger government in Connecticut. Without Britain‘s help, the local government would not be successful. Britain’s way of governing keeps the colonists satisfied. Soon enough, the colonists began to seek the privileges of the new way of governing Connecticut. “The outbreak of hostilities brought no upheaval here in the leadership of affairs. The legislature worked together in harmony, and being chosen by the freemen themselves, were enabled to legislate favorably to popular will”(Gilbert 274). Keeping peace within the colony is the most important virtue to maintain. Having the legislatures work together will resolve problems peacefully and equally. The colonists set the boundaries in the constitution and have the freedom to exercise authority lawfully.
------Following the laws of our Mother Country will keep the colonists from rebelling and will satisfy their daily lives. “Every town had its three or more selectmen, two or more justices of the peace, two or more constables, town clerk, town treasurer, surveyors of highways, fence-viewers, listers, collectors of taxes, leather-sealers, grand jurors, tithing men, hay-wards, chimney-viewers, gaugers, packers, sealers of weight and measures, key-keepers, records of “sheep-markers” etc”(Gilbert 275). With this in action, every town will have order and will be considered as an organized town. Unlike the patriots, this government has more organization and will be more effective than self government. Self government will only make our colony grow weak. In order to become a strong colony, we will need a government that will be able to support us. Self government is not organized and will not lead the growing population into the right direction of the future Connecticut. “[I[t is the duty of every person in the colonies to oppose by every lawful means the execution of those acts imposed on them, and if they can in no other way be relieved, to reassume their natural rights and the authority the laws of nature and of God have vested them with”(http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/ct_resolutions_1765.asp). We are still British subjects, and we are responsible to be apart of the Constitution and to participate in the rules of the Constitution. Bottom line is, by British Law, Parliament has the right to tax the colonists, which the colonists has to obey the laws and orders given to them.
December 1775; Entry Two
------Faith and the church will keep the colony and the King strongly bonded. If the colonists follow the Kings practice of the Church, the King will be pleased and will support the colonists in America. This will show the King that we are proud to be British, while living in America. Not only will we be pleasing the King but, we will be obeying our civil duties as a loyal subject to Britain. “[I]t speaks well for the influence and Christian character of the Episcopal clergy [in Connecticut,] that their congregation so generally sympathized with them in their views both of religious and civil duties; “that inculcated upon their members, both from the pulpit and in private conversation, a peaceful submission to the King and to the parent state;” that “they were fearless in avowing and vindicating what they conceived to be not only the essential rights of the British Crown, but the essential interests of their venerated communion”(Gilbert 277). The influence of the King’s Christianity will build Connecticut into a stronger colony. Not only will we be connected with the King but, we will all be more united and whole as a colony.
------Following the religion of our King will do great to our colony and the civil duties to Connecticut will be established. “The Churchmen throughout the colony “espoused for the most part the cause of the mother country, and thereby showed themselves loyal subjects of the King”(Gilbert 277). Following the ways of our King shows our loyalty to our Mother Country. We must stay devoted to our Mother Country, after all, our Mother Country is what keeps us secure and supplies our Connecticut colony with food, clothes, tables, and other important daily accessories. Although, some colonists seeks otherwise and believes in becoming a self government. Instead, they seek the loyalists as unfair. We are all still British! What ever actions the patriots take, they will always be British and nothing can change that fact. Becoming a self government will create chaos and will make living in America hard. Independence from Britain will destroy our hard work into building a strong colony. Our import and exports will no longer exist, and we, the colonists will have to learn how to support our colony. This would mean learning how to make clothes, chairs, spoons, and other daily accessories. What the patriots need to realize is that we may be living in America but that does not mean we are Americans. We are a united colony that is devoted to Britain.
Citations:
Daniels, Bruce . "Connecticut's Villiages Become Mature Towns: The Complexity of Local Institutions, 1676-1776." 13 Nov 2008
Fingerhut, Eugene . "Uses and Abuses of the American Loyalists' Claims: A Critique of Quantitative Analyses." 13 Nov 2008
Gilbert, G. A. "The Connecticut Loyalists." 13 Nov 2008
The Massachusetts Gazette, "Connecticut Resolutions on the Stamp Act: December 10, 1765." 19December1765. 10 Nov 2008
2 comments:
-weird wording in the first paragraph "there are multiple consequences that can break our colony into and end", not really sure what you were trying to say.
--you use strong words to get your points across and they really draw the reader in.
-your tenses kind of switch back and forth, so just read through it and make sure you are using the same tense the whole way through the essay.
-you have many good points that support your side.
-some of your quotes are just sentences by themselves, maybe try to integrate a few words before or after the quotes to make them flow better with the paragraph.
-length is good.
-you have a good essay so far. just make a few changes and it will be a well written essay with a great point coming across for the reader to grasp.
good job katie! :)
-For the first paragraph, perhaps "i am deeply disgusted"? Please read the first paragraph out loud to yourself than revise.
-I'm not certain, but I would suggest more use of sources at the front to explain the background, then go into I say after you give background. But that could just be writers preference.
-Perhaps you could give some more background to the quotes, like in the third paragraph, first quote seems somewhat out of place.
-Your third paragraph seemed to be repeating itself a small bit, perhaps find a few new ways to say "self government", such as "separation from Britain"
-In the third paragraph, you might want to fix the "[I[" to [I]"
-What colony are you? I'm half way through and still don't know
-There are a few spelling and grammatical errors throughout, but you seem to be rather good at not having those.
-All of you're arguments seem to make sense, I didn't see any circular reasoning or flawed reasoning.
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