By: Saia Patara IPC
13 years after the Indian and French war, the “shot heard round the world” has started a revolution. Colonists watch in horror as American patriots are slaughtered mercilessly. Extreme taxation had been implemented all the way down to the sugar put in tea. Covert meetings begin to take place underground as the “Virginia House of Burgesses’’ debates the common issue of “what truly is “America””? A revolution is in question as tensions mount between the colonists and the British. It is in question if the Americans are able to rise against the British’s oppression.
Drama appears when diplomat Howe receives a private letter and bursts into this committee saying, “I am a diplomat of Nova Scotia, and I heard that we're getting betrayed, so you can imagine I am Not happy with you Americans.”
The Americans deny it and question the reliability of his letter source. Then they attempt to bribe him back on their side by saying they’ll supply him with tobacco and semi-automatic rifles. Even after being asking nicely for Canada to join their side, “Pretty, pretty please with cherries and sprinkles and whipped cream on top,” Howe is unmoved and storms out saying, “Not until there’s maple syrup.” Returning minutes later, Howe further accuses the Americans stating, “You are stealing our maple syrup! And you want to politically align yourself with as many countries apart from Canada as possible.” Even though America and Canada are allies against the British currently.
This statement then sets off many unorganized arguments between the delegates, disrupting the diplomacy and decorum of the conference.
Once the conversation circles back, the Americans then discuss means to eliminate all the British soldiers with semi-automatic rifles (which apparently exist in this day and age) and camouflage uniforms. Things took a turn for the worse as news arrives that the American troops were reduced by an estimated amount of 6,000 to 34,000.
Next, the Americans retaliate by plotting to attack the British. John Adam proposes constructing a navy, “We don't have a Navy that we can defend our home with, so we have to let them come in to kill them. We should try to start building a Navy with all the spare lumber and iron that we have in our country to try to build up more of a naval resistance to the British.”
While this seems like a good idea, George Washington sees through it and discovers error, “Although I do completely agree with what you're saying, we have got to make sure the British don't keep fighting back. And we first got to make sure all of our Homeland isn't destroyed in the process.”
It becomes apparent that to fight back against the British Navy, America is going to need an army of its own. While weapons are needed, the French have now begun aiding America in the construction of more semi-automatic rifles which should aid the Americans in fighting back against the British. In opposition to the British’s dwindling economy, John Adams remarks that “America has a good amount of economic power,” which should aid them in assembling their own Navy.
As the delegates argue, an un-moderated caucus is put forth. Between hating on Thomas Jefferson agreeing “no one needs to see his face” during a photo, and brewing an assault on Savannah, the delegates' conversation deepens. It has been brought to attention that an attack on the British doesn’t appear to be a good idea due to the British having 49,000 troops (maybe) while the Americans have 39,000 (maybe).
As the movement is put forth regardless, the Americans have managed to take out 4,000 of the British soldiers against all odds and overtake Savannah. During their break, Hamilton songs are played by the delegates in a celebration of sorts.
However, after employing the new semi-automatic rifle they stole from the Americans, the British took out 1,500 American soldiers with only 5 dead casualties on their side. The American army has been reduced to 28,500 while the British remain at 48,500 putting the Americans in formidable circumstances.
Continuing their conversation in a room plagued by thick fumes of perfume due to one of the Dias’s spraying it in hope for a cleansing of sort; the delegates return to a moderated caucus. George Washington says it's important to become their own “strong independent nation.” As the delegates rely on their army, the American soldiers commit mutiny in the army saying they are “sick of the living conditions.” Benjamin Franklin is shocked, complaining how it’s, “Completely unreasonable for soldiers to complain about living conditions.”
Unfortunately, the meeting is cut short as the perfume fumes become overwhelming, causing everyone to become light-headed and flock outside for fresh air.
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