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7. Write two letters to the editor of a newspaper in the American colonies in 1774:

• One letter should be from the perspective of a male plantation owner in the Southern colonies who supports the American Revolution. • The second letter should be from the perspective of a free African American woman living in the North who is skeptical about the American Revolution. In your letters, describe your perspective on the prospect of an independent United States of America. Support your letters with historical facts and describe why you feel as you do about independence. (10 points)

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Dearest editor of the Royal newspaper,

I am writing to say that the idea of the American revolution is one that should be enacted immediately. The British have been giving us much too little freedom and have been expending all of our resources and profits with their absurd taxes and propaganda. This is our chance to embrace a new way of living. We can have independence, and become a nation under no control. We will be able to make our own decisions in a brand new country. Not only that, we will also have a significant financial gain as well since we will not be taxed by the British. Many of our goods that we make, the British cannot, so we make an exceptional amount of money if they did not own these resources. Thank you for your time and consideration regarding this letter. I wish you well on your editorial.

Dear editor of the Royal newspaper,

I am making this letter to state that the idea of a revolution might be in poor taste. I understand that we are being heavily taxed and forced to comply with unfair demands, but having the British Empire on our side is something we should keep in mind. This is an empire that knows how to fight wars, and if we were to attempt to revolt, I can surmise that we would be easily defeated. Also, under the British, each colonist is treated equally the same regardless of how wealthy or poor they are. On a side note, the taxes that are forced onto us heavily affect the wealthy’s overall profit. It would do all of us colonists a lot less harm if we were to comply and put up with the British empire’s demands so that we don’t suffer severe repercussions. Thank you for reading my extended message, and I hope you stay in good health.

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