I could see that everyone was anxious and excited. It took at least twenty minutes for everyone to settle down and be quiet. Even then, you could feel that this would be a very good thing and maybe even see someone famous. The interviewer stepped out onto the stage and told everyone who was coming in first.
The interviewer has chosen to speak to an ordinary man who owns a tavern in the outskirts of Boston. What kind of hardships did you go through during the Revolutionary War?” the interviewer asked. “Well, during the period of time of the revolution, there were many things that went wrong,” the man replied.
In the beginning, it didn’t seem so bad, but as time went by, it got worse. Prices for goods went up, so whenever you sold something, you wouldn’t be able to make a profit because the price would go up more. Half the time, the Continentals only paid in commissary checks, which were only good if they won the war, which at the time seemed scarce. Also, during the winter when there would be snow, it is hard to make money unless troops are camped nearby. Even then, you lost something. Your cattle, if the men were hungry, they would butcher your cows and just take the meat.
It was hard back then. The next person who came up was Mr. George Washington. The interviewer asked one question, and that was all: What were the worst times of the war?” he asked. “Well, I would have to say during the winter of 1777 and 1778 in Valley Forge. It was hard on the men,” he said. “Men were without clothes to cover their naked bodies, no blankets, no shoes, and in the beginning, there were no huts or cabins to sleep in, so they were forced to sleep on the earth or snow.”
There were no fights, but it was still the hardest victory to overcome: living. Mr. Washington proved that Valley Forge was not a place to rest for the winter, but to try to survive. He left without saying a word. The final and last interview was with Thomas Jefferson. It was to be based on the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson, a young delegate, took part in writing the Declaration of Independence. He and five other men finished the writing on July 4, 1776, which is now a national holiday called Independence Day. It made the American states free and independent. It stated that all men were created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The three parts of the Declaration were split into Basic Rights, British Wrongs, and An Independent Nation. The most important was An Independent Nation, as it gave us the name The United States of America.
