The Influence Of Freedom: The Boston Tea Party

Freedom is the right to do whatever you want. Slavery is being enslaved under one’s ownership. Which one is better to live under? The thirteen colonies are currently in a Revolutionary War with Britain and re-enlistment has come up. Re-enlistment means I have to make a decision, do I want re-enlist or not? I have decided to re-enlist because I want freedom, the army needs as much help as possible, and the fight isn’t lost, plus there is really no reason to not re-enlist. Some others people aren’t re-enlisting, though. The others wanted to know why, so I will explain.
Signs of war started in 1773 when the Boston Tea party happened. From what I heard, the Boston Tea party made the sea more sweet. War definitely seemed to stir when the Declaration
Mr. Paine has said in a book, “Britain with an army to enforce tyranny has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but ‘to bind us all in all cases whatsoever.” (Paine, 153) I don’t want Britain ‘binding us’ into all of their problems. Recently, a report (Busch, varied sources 147) has shown a list of what’s happening at Valley Forge, “1800 deaths”. If Britain was not being so stubborn, these men would not have been at Valley Forge, getting sick. Freedom is not gonna be a pillow fight, though. Thomas Paine, a famous author, seems to believe that also. Thomas Paine also seems to believe that this is the time that try men’s souls. Judging by the number of deaths and sicknesses from the recent reports, this time in the thirteen colonies state, the fight will be hard. Freedom is causing me to re-enlist because I don’t want to live under the rule of one person. I don’t want to be one of the King’s many obedient slaves,
A doctor previously mentioned, Dr. Waldo (151) also included in his journal entries, “Why are we sent here to starve and freeze?” Starving and freezing do not sound like a good way to die. Remember, though, this happened before the congressmen showed up, able to support the soldiers with food and warm clothes, therefore those conditions were at the least made better. Worse than freezing and starving to death is smoke. Dr. Waldo (151) also mentions, “Heartily wish myself at home, my skin and eyes are almost spoiled with continual smoke.” Sounds like there is smoke everywhere. The smoke comes from the fireplaces in the log huts in the camp (Roden 141). The huts also sleep twelve men in a two hundred and twenty-four square feet area (Roden 141). I know my math. The lack of supplements in the camp led to many colonists dying. Fortunately, the congressmen came along and helped the colonists out, but the bad conditions at Valley Forge are a thing to think