The American Revolution Part 1

Hello, this is Rebecca Nokatomi blogging live from The American Revolution. Some people in the United States support the British in any way they can (the loyalists), some of those people are aggravated by the people against them (the patriots) and join the army to support the British even more. Then the rest of the people are called the patriots. They are rebellious against the British and the have now created The American Revolution. I had a chance to interview 4 individuals that are having a little bit of trouble through all of this American Revolution. Munson Jarvis, our first guest told us that he was a loyalist supporting the British Army. Certain committees asked him if he was a loyalist several times, and even though he had assured them, he was imprisoned. He and his family later escaped, and he served the British for the rest of the war, and settled with his family in Parrtown, Nova Scotia. Sarah Frost our next guest told us her story from the bowels of The American Revolution. She told us that her parents were very loyal rebels. But she and her husband were faithful loyalists. She was moving around a lot, but finally settled for the rest of the war in Long Island, New York. Then after went to Norton, Nova Scotia where Sarah gave birth to her baby that she had been carrying for the past seven months. Thomas Peters, our next guest, has explained his experiences over the course of the war. As a teen he was kidnapped, and made a slave in North Carolina. Governor Lord Dunmore later promised freedom to slaves owned by rebels who joined the Loyalists. Thomas escaped and joined some black – pioneers on an all – black regiment in the British Army. After the war, Thomas went to Nova Scotia with some Black Loyalists who had entitlements because they are Loyalists, but didn’t have as much entitlements as white loyalists. Our last guest, James Robertson has a particular cool story about his life over the course of The American Revolution. He and his brother moved to the Thirteen Colonies. They published a paper called Royal American Gazette. When they didn’t support the revolution, they were forced to leave their homes and their newspaper. They ended up moving 4 times, and published articles about loyalists and about being loyalists. After the war, the brothers moved to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, and continued publishing their newspaper. James (as the rich man he is) went to England to ask the British Government to compensate the property he lost in the war. Most people that cheered for the British did not have enough money to go to the British Government, and James got half of what he lost. I'm Rebecca Nokatomi blogging you news about The American Revolution