nrs+war+of+1812

Dear Journal, This is one of the many journal entries that I am planning to include in this book. I hope that if anyone finds it they will take their time to consider all of the important events that have taken place before, after, and during the war of 1812.    
 * I will start off by telling you about myself. My name is Jonathon Smith, and I am a U.S soldier. I spend my time serving my country both on land and overseas. The part that I don’t like about being a soldier is spending time away from my family. I have two brothers and my parents have unfortunately died a couple of years ago. I will not go into too much detail about myself for now, but you will know a lot more about me once you finish reading this journal. ||


 * The reason why I became a soldier was because I will do whatever it takes to make sure that our country is not in the mercy of brainless pirates for any longer ||
 * The reason why I became a soldier was because I will do whatever it takes to make sure that our country is not in the mercy of brainless pirates for any longer ||

I am very nervous right now, but I am in high spirits. Our town of Tripolii has declared war with the United States. I believe that we will the win the war, but I still can not help to stop feeling nervous for the events that are about to come. ||
 * April 1804

Both Britain and France have decided that if they wanted to win the war then they would need to stop countries from supplying war materials to the United States. Therefore, Britain has just passed laws that allow it them search ships that carry war supplies to France. I like this law because I believe that it helps to keep our country safe. || Today the British has stopped our ship, and they thought that my best friend Joe was a wander. They then took him away and forced him to serve in either the army or navy. Today has been very upsetting for me. ||
 * January 1804
 * March 1806

` While our ship the Chesapeake was sailing, a British ship tried to stop our ship and take away four of our soldiers (thankfully I was not one of those four). The captain of the British ship kept on yelling at us, ordering us to stop our ship. However, we were brave enough to just ignore their loud commands, and we just kept on sailing. || It turns out that I was not the only one who disagreed with the Embargo Act that President Jefferson was foolish enough to pass. In total, he has received 199 separate petitions from citizens asking him to stop the Embargo Act. Take that President Jefferson! ||
 * June 1807
 * I strongly disagree with the Embargo Act that Thomas Jefferson has just passed. A major part of my life counts on trading with other countries, so now I will have to find out how to ship letters to my friends and families in different countries. ||
 * December 1808

With each other. ||
 * The Non intercourse Act didn’t allow the U.S and France to trade

Once again there has been another law passed ( the Non intercourse Act). This law is (again) very unpopular with most of the people in the United State's. However, this time the law was passed by Congress and it bans trade only with Britain and France. ||
 * August 1809

Tecumesh || I am writing to tell you more about my brother Tecumesh. People say that he is one of the most powerful Indian leaders of his time. I, myself, am quite pleased and proud of all of his accomplishments that he has achieved. ||
 * My brother,
 * May 1810


 * My dream is to unite the American Indians of the Northwest Territory into one a group, so we could fight against American Settlers. ||

I have just received a piece of mail from Tecumesh that has just about broken my heart. The basically says that his dream was ruined because of the Battle of Tippecanoe, which took place in November. Dear Jonathon, Today has been a very hard day for me. My dream was ruined because of Battle of Tippecanoe. Even though I am glad that I am all right, I am disappointed that my dream was ruined.
 * My brother Tecumesh also has a big imagination. Recently he had a dream where the American Indians of the Northwest Territory were united into a group, so they could fight against American Settlers. I hope that everything goes well for him and that he will be able to make his dream become real. ||

\ Recently, a new group has formed called the War Hawks. The War Hawks are members of the government who want to start a war with Britain. The War Hawks think that Britain is trying to stop the United States from becoming a great country. || Our captain has asked for a flag to be made, so big that the British would have no trouble seeing it from a distance (made before the British come to attack our town of Baltimore). Everyone is working together to make a flag that the British will remember. It’s amazing to how much can be done when people work together towards a common goal. || At 7 AM this morning our flag was ready to meet the enemy. As soon as the British came they kept on firing bombs at us for 25 hours straight, nonstop. ||
 * I myself am a member of the opposition group. We are mainly interested in trade with Britain. Oppositions are the main enemy of the War Hawks. ||
 * April 1811
 * August 1813
 * September 1814


 * Francis Scott Key ||


 * During this time I was able to see Key, Col. Skinner, and Dr. Beanes watching the battle with uneasiness. They knew that as long as the gunfire continued, Fort McHenry had not given in. However, long before the crack of dawn there came a sudden and mysterious silence. ||

The British then thought that Baltimore was too much money to put into winning a war, so they left. As soon as Americans saw the British leaving, they immediately felt a feeling of victory and astonishment, for a small militia had won against one of the most powerful armed forces in the world. || There is so much action going on right now that it is to hard for me to take in all at once. Just last night, our grand white house went up into flames. The United States was angry, so they bombed Britain to get revenge. Hopefully our revenge was worth it, and we will be able to win the war after all of the effort that we are putting into this intense war. ||
 * The British then thought that Baltimore was too much money to put into winning a war, so they left. ||
 * What they did not know was that the British land attack on Baltimore had been deserted.
 * August 1814


 * Last night our white house burnt into flames. ||

News has spread about our White House being burnt into flames by the British. Dolly Madison (President James Madison’s wife) was very courageous because she risked her life so she could save the picture that she thought would be important to the following generations. Imagine that: taking a risk to be killed just to save a painting, wow! || ||
 * August 1814
 * Luckily Dolly and her husband were able to escape Washington D.C just ahead of the British. Everyone is thankful that President James Madison and Dolly were safe, but it was displeasure to see the White House burst into flames.

I am very disappointed in my cousin, Edward Bay. Edward Bay is on the British side, and he was sent by the British to send peace notes to Com. Dearborn (an American). His entire way down to meet with Dearborn he spied on all the American Forts that he stopped at. ||
 * October 1814

Edward Bay ||
 * My cousin,
 * As if this weren’t bad enough, he never got stopped for walking around the American forts, or asked about he was doing. I think that it was a wrong decision for Edward to spy on American campground, because he could have easily taken advantage of the soldiers by harming them. ||


 * Privateers ||

Lately I have seen many privateers around Massachusetts. Privateers are people that own their own boat and are told to go out and attack British ships (so they could get to keep what they find on the British ships). In my point of view, I think that privateers shouldn’t attack British ships and take things that do not belong to them, because it is considered stealing, which is one of the seven deadly sins. || This is the last page in my journal entry, and I decided to fill up this page before I get sicker. You see, a couple days I got wounded in my chest. My doctor says that I may not live for much longer. In case I am to pass away anytime shortly, I would like for my wife and children to receive this journal that I have kept during my time serving as a soldier. I would like to tell them that I love them, and that even though I have fought for my country for several years, they are still number one. If anyone else is to find this journal, then I hope that they realize that to be a soldier you don’t only need strength, but you need courage and the power to never give up. I believe that I have done everything that I can for my country, during my four years of fighting: mission accomplished. ||
 * November 1814
 * January 1814

The star spangled banner is the song that represents what happened during the war of 1812, when the U.S (a small army) beat one of the largest armies in the world in the time period. Interpretation Actual Words What we saluted proudly at the end of the night that had stripes and stars, and through the battle We watched over the ramparts as they blew in the wind And the light of all the bombs Gave us proof that the flag still waved Does the American flag still wave... Over the land of the free and home of the brave (America)? || //What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?// //Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,// //O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?// //And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,// //Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.// //O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave// //O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?// ||
 * I would like my wife and children to receive this journal before I die. ||
 * Can you see by the light of dawn...
 * // O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, //