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I was born in Westmoreland county, VA, on Feb. 22 1732. I was the eldest out of Auginstine Washington.  On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York, took his oath of office as the first President of the United States. Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter family, he learned the morals, manners, and body of knowledge requisite for an 18th century Virginia gentleman.  He pursued two intertwined interests: military arts and western expansion. At 16 he helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, Lord Fairfax. Commissioned a lieutenant colonel in 1754, he fought the first skirmishes of what grew into the French and Indian War.

Who am I?I was born in north Boston Massachusetts on December, 1735 I went to school at north grammar school in Boston. I served a short time in the French war. When I got out of the war I married Sarah Orne and I entered my father’s silversmith business. I became interested in the American history. I got a lot of attention from the political cartoons I drew. I became a member of “sons of liberty.” On December 16, 1773 and I took part in the Boston tea party My father’s name was Apollo Revere. On April 18, 1775, revere and William Dawes where sent to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock of British.

1} If I were a soldier at Valley Forge I would stay with my troops so we could battle and I would fight for my freedom and starve if I had to.

2}I would chose the Americans because we would they will break free from the Britain. 

1) If I were an African American salve, I would fight with the Americans’, so they can get their independence, and they can send me free and they would have their independence and me.2) If I were a solider at Valley Forge I will leave to see my family and then come back to help my unit with the fight of the lifetime.

I was born 1732, and got sent to a Virginia planter family. I learned morals, manners and body of knowledge requisite for an 18^th century Virginia gentleman. At sixteen I helped survey Shenandoah lands for Thomas, lord Fairfax. My parents were john and Frances Jones and I married Martha Washington and I had 4 kids with her but 2 of them died infancy.

Journal Prompt

1.)  First of all, if I was a slave and I had a choice to fight for the British or the Americans I would choose the Americans. Because even though they and the British have slaves, the Americans were never as violent as the British. Also if America have independence, then maybe one day the Americans will realize that us slaves need freedom also. That we can have a country where white and blacks will be walking side by side and nobody can tear that apart. Where we shall have the independence that was meant for us and never work for people that won’t give us anything in return after the cruel scourging they endured upon us.           

2.) I would remain with the military because if I joined the military to fight then I should be able to fight and not give up just because of the harsh weather. Even when the enlistment/commitment ran out I would still not give up on the people that want me to fight for victory. I believe that if you start something you should always finish it. I shouldn’t just leave when it gets tough because I knew how it would have been and I chose to be in the military. Also, I should never give up on people who need my help in the military, since that will show that I gave up on not only the people but my country. Lastly, no matter how much I would want to go back to the people that have always cared for me, I would want to fight through harsh conditions for them to be safe.

1) If I were an African American slave and had the right to fight in the war I would choose the American side. I would fight for my country. Also America has more weapons. Also because I think that they would win.
2) If I were a soldier at Valley Forge during the harsh winter I know that the right thing to do would stay there with my troops but I would go home to my family. Also I would go home so I wouldn’t starve to death and die.

I was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania I attend Quaker school and learned needle work there and at home. And then I married and broke free from my religions group and then me and my husband started upholstery business together. My husband died in 1776 when gun powder exploded I was so sad. And after his death I still kept our business alive and I started to make flags for Pennsylvania. but in 1783 I married again this time to John Claypool who had been in prison .But then in 1873 a tragedy happened he died  I lived until 1836 and died on January 30 I was buried and reburied  in the free Quaker grounds .       

            I was born on January 1, 1752, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John, my husband, and I started an upholstery business, because of my amazing needlework skills. When my husband was killed in January, 1776, I kept my upholstery business and also began making flags for Pennsylvania. My next husband that I married in 1777, Joseph Ashburn, died in prison in 1782 because he was captured by the British. My last husband was John Claypoole. He died in 1870 from a disability.

            I was widowed patriotically in the American Revolution, TWICE! With a young child, I had to make my way in life. Many women looked up to me during the American Revolution.

I was important to the American Revolution because I made the American flag!  George Ross, Robert Morris, and George Washington asked me, and I accepted the job. People loved the American flag. But, people said that there is no proof that I made and sewed it. Well, I say that there is no proof that I didn’t! Some important events in my life were that in November 1773, I eloped with John Ross. Another is that during the revolutionary war, I owned an upholstery shop. I actually made shirts for George Washington! The last great event is when I made the American flag.  I am a mother, wife, flag maker, seamstress, and I am educated. Three adjectives about myself would be strong, hard worker, and great seamstress. I could also buy and own property and land well, but nobody paid attention to that. I don’t think that I could be classified as a hero, but I did inspire women, and made the American flag!    Who am I?

I was born November 11, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. I was born to William Smith and Elizabeth Quincy Smith. I had two sisters, Mary and Betsy, and one brother, Billy. When I was young I was very shy but I was also very stubborn. I was always sick. My father loved books and so did I. I married John Quincy Adams on October 25, 1764. We moved to Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts and I became a loving housewife.My husband and I supported the colonists. John was elected to serve as a delegate in America’s First Continental Congress. Because of this John went away longer farther than ever before. But I kept quiet even though I missed him and let him do his work.

Women in my day didn’t get much education and we played a little role in the world. But I believed that our part was just as important as a mans. I believed that we deserved all the rights that the men got. I felt very strongly about this and wasn’t just going to keep my mouth shut. I wrote to John and told him about how I felt and asked if he would remember this when he was at Congress. At first he laughed at me but he started to really take me seriously. Nothing much happened about what I said but I was one of the first women to question women’s rights. To describe myself in three words I would use… courageous, outgoing, and caring. To me being a hero means to stand up for what you believe in and not backing down when things get tough. I believe my person is a hero because she stood up for what she believed in and even when her husband laughed at her she didn’t backdown.