Narration+for+our+History+Story

//italic- Amanda//
 * bold- Tara**


 * Which is the best side to choose? What is a loyalist? What is a patriot? What does neutral mean? All these questions come flooding in when you learn about the Revolutionary War. It may seem like a lot at first, but if you break it down, it’s really not as bad as you think.**

//A loyalist is a person that sided with the king during the Revolutionary War. A patriot is also known as a rebel. They rebelled against the king in the war and a person that didn’t choose a side is neutral. Well, the New England Patriots just happen to be 8-0!//


 * The soldiers that fought in the war were nicknamed ‘Lobster-backs’ because of the redcoats they wore when fighting.**

//Abigail Adams was the wife of John Adams. He attended the first continental congress in 1774; he wasn't allowed to return home, except for short visits. She took control of the business affairs, and the family farm. Her husband was a patriot.//


 * As we stated before, a person who was neutral didn’t choose a side in the war. It really didn’t matter who won the war to them, and they didn’t care as long as the war did not affect them.**

//Samuel Curwen was a successful merchant that stayed away from public affairs that didn't affect him and his business. He believed that British rule was the best way to keep the peace in the colonies. He was a loyalist.//


 * During the Revolutionary war, the patriots rebelled against the British. They dumped the tea off the British ships into the Boston Harbor, causing what we now refer, the Boston Tea Party**.

//So let’s just say you lived during the times of the Revolutionary War. Which side would you be on? Would you be a patriot and rebel against the British and their rule? Would you be a loyalist and stay loyal to the king no matter what? Or would you be neutral and not let the war affect you in anyway?//