Year 1815 Blog# 8

Phew! Being a soldier is hard work, with all this training and stuff. I’m sorry guys, but I’m afraid this is going to be my last post. I’ve gotten very busy with life and all. I’m still going to tell you about the effects after the War of 1812. The last thing I’ll tell you about is the people’s recognition for loyalty. A lot of Britain wanted to be known for being loyal to Britain during the war, so Britain had given them land grants. Some of the land came from the people who were convicted of treason. So, I actually got more land for being loyal to Britain. I didn’t need it, but I took it anyways. British didn’t need First Nation as allies anymore, and even if we did need them, we can’t due to the Treaty of Ghent. That’s all I can tell you. Hopefully someone else can live on the legacy, but that’s not going to happen. I’m happy that I was a soldier.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson III

Year 1814 Blog# 7

Anyways, the war is over, and I’m here to tell you about what happened after the war. Last post I told you about the Treaty of Ghent, so now I’m going to tell you about aliens and treason. The Alien Act was a way for British colonies to show people who were close to the United States of America how that they would be punished if they continued to support the USA. This act had made it illegal to go to the USA after the War of 1812 had started. Man, am I happy not to have anyone in the USA connected to me. Anyways, the next thing is treason. Unlike me, some people were against the government, so they were convicted for treason. Those people had their property take, deported, and even sentenced to death. This is why I’m always completely loyal to Britain.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson III

Year 1814 Blog #6

WOO HOO!!!! Finally, the war is over! It didn’t last long, but it sure was a big war. It was the toughest (and only) war I’ve ever had. Believe me here, it was harder than I expected. I’m so happy that I actually made through it. It’s too bad that no one the war. It’s better than getting pummelled by Americans, but maybe we could have won. Good thing is, it’s over. Let me tell you about how this ended. It ended around after the Battle of Lundy’s Lance. The Americans pretty much had no more reasons to fight. The Treaty of Ghent ended the war on December 24 1814. Some things were left out of the Treaty of Ghent, like impressment and the blockade. The boundaries between British and Americans were the same as before the war. Both British and Americans agreed to never use First Nations as allies if there was another war. That’s all I’ll tell you for now. I’ll tell you more next time.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson III

Year 1814 Blog #5

Hey guys. It’s me again. I’m here to talk about the War of 1812, mostly about the battles. If you were looking at my last post, then you should know how this blog post works. There’s going to be another 2 battles I’ll talk about. By the way, I’ve battled in these battles, so I’ve already been through a lot. Anyway, the next battle is the Battle of Put-In-Bay. It was in September 1813, and the British were facing problems with supplies. The Americans had more of an advantage if they attacked because we were too busy blockading the American coast. Soon enough, they had attacked our ships and captured them, as well as control of Lake Erie. It’s too bad that we lost against the Americans, but there are and will be more wins for the British, like the Battle of Chateauguay. The Americans were planning to take over Montreal, but the Americans that were trying to invade had bad leadership and communication skills. The Americans thought that they were we were outnumbered, so they retreated. It’s funny because we were actually outnumbered by them. Hahaha! So we won that battle. That’s all I have for now. Maybe something big will happen next time.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson III

Year 1814 Blog #4

It’s me again. Once again, I’m still fighting the war. This time, I have better things to tell you about. In fact, I’ve got 4 battles to tell you about. I can only tell you 2 this post and 2 next post. The first battle is the Battle of Queenston Heights. This is a good and bad battle for the British. Good because we won the battle, but bad because Sir Isaac Brock had died in this battle. Isaac Brock heard heavy guns, so he took a small force up to the hills. He was shot in the chest by a musket ball and died. Major General Roger Sheaffe and Ahyouwaights brought troops to fight back against the Americans. British won the battle and were an important battle to remember. Next is the Battle of Lundy's Lane. Each side suffered many losses, and most of the battle was fought in darkness. Sometimes, each would fire at their own men by accident because it was so dark. The Americans withdrew and the British prepared for an attack that would never come. Each side claimed victory because neither had won or lost. Next blog, I’ll tell you about the rest of the battles.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson III

Year 1813 Blog #3

Hey guys. I’m still fighting the war, so I’ll be pretty busy. Nothing too new is happening so I’ll just write about the people who helped the British. First, we have Richard Pierpoint. He was born in Africa, and was taken in as a slave while he was still a teenager. He soon became a soldier for the Loyalists, and became an expert at Fist Nation-style warfare. He made a petition to gather Black people in the region to settle together, which would defend against the Americans. Richard made a Black Military company called the Coloured Corps, and they fought many battles. Next is Laura Secord. She was forced to house Americans soldiers. She overheard American soldiers talking about an attack on Niagara Peninsula. She warned us about it, and we sure got ready for it. We took everyone but six as our prisoners. Last is John Strachan. He was a teacher, but then became an Anglican priest. He is now a Champlain for the troops. When the Americans were looting and burning down the town in York, John negotiated the surrender terms with American General Henry Dearborn. That’s all I have to say for this blog.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson III 

Year 1812 Blog #2

Hey Guys. It’s me again. So I was right. There is a war going on between the British North America and the United States. It all started in the year 1812, when the U.S. President James decided to have war against Britain. They even sent William Hull to take over Sandwich. Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that I’m also in this war too. That’s how I know all this information. Anyways, a major general, Isaac Brock is pumped up for this war. This guy really wants to take down the Americans. Brock had a feeling that a lot of Loyalists in Upper Canada would fight, since some came from the U.S., and he was right. Some militia members deserted the British army to join the Americans. Not a lot of Loyalists thought that Upper Canada could be protected, but Brock thought differently. Brock and Tecumseh met up to form an alliance with the First Nations. That’s all I got for now.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson III

Year 1811 Blog #1

Time for a new blog post! You don’t know me, but I’ll tell you later at the bottom. Anyways, I’m a loyalist. If you don’t know what that is, then where have you been all this time? If you do know what a loyalist is, then good job for actually connecting with the world. Like my dad, I’m going to continue the legacy of posting blogs. By the way, I’m a soldier, just like my grandfather. Well, he was a soldier for half of his life anyways. Then he became a farmer, and my father carried on that tradition. I’m used to be a farmer, but now I want to be a soldier like my grandfather. All of us have made a post on this blog, so I’m here to write something down. I’ll start with the things that are starting to make a war. This possible war could be a big war, so big that it would be bigger than the American Revolution. If I gather all the things that have been happening to Britain and the Americans, then I can focus on how what would cause this possible upcoming war. First thing is the impression that Britain is doing with the sailors that deserted the Britain Navy for the American merchant navy. The second thing is the Blockade that Britain did to stop other countries from trading with France. This was supposed to stop Napoleon’s plan for war, but it also affected the Americans trading market for goods. The third thing is the First Nation’s alliances, which prevented the American territory from expanding. The last and probably major thing is the War Hawks, which is a group of American Politicians from the southern and western states. They thought that it would be better if the British North America was gone. That’s all I have to say for now.

Sincerely

 Mike Anderson III  

Year 1810 blog #8

This is me, Mike Anderson II again. Since I’m too busy farming, this will be my last post as a blogger. I Might as well tell you about the timber industry. At around 1800, the timber industry was going crazy around the British North America. We needed wood for ships, house and paper for the newspaper industry. Wood was a reliable resource for British. People would have used them for shoes, eating utensils, furniture, wagons and jewellery. Thanks to the war in Europe, Britain has less timber than usual, until the British North Americans stepped in (AKA, us). The lumber industry was also really good for making good use of the Saint John, St. Lawrence, and Ottawa Rivers. Many farmers would work part time in the timber industry.  Even I am thinking about working in the timber industry. While the men were working, the women would be taking care of the house, barn, animals and children.  That’s all I have to say for now. Since this is my last post, don’t bother looking back here for new post, unless my son wants to write blogs. Anyways, this is goodbye.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Year 1805 blog # 7

Once again, it’s me telling you about the life of a loyalist, or me. These days, furs aren’t really being exported to Canada, so fur trading isn’t a good recommendation for loyalists. Every year, it seems to be having a lot of trouble. This won’t be good for people who mainly get resources from fur trades. Nowadays, agriculture products and forest products are all the rage, especially for farmers, like me. They’re doing much better than the rest of the products, especially metals, minerals, and plenty of others.  A lot of farms were covered with forest products and agriculture products.  That’s all for now I’m going to write for now. I’m so happy that I don’t rely on furs too much.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Year 1800 blog # 6

Fur trading these days is all the rage. Why doesn’t anyone else blog like me? Are there even any people who see my blogs? Yeah, there probably are. Heck, there’s probably a MILLION PEOPLE that look at my blogs. Then again, there’s probably none. Anyways, there seems to be some kind of war between the Hudson Bay Company and the North West Company. This started a long time ago. Actually, most of the stuff I write here is from a long time ago. Not too long, but only a little after my dad died. Or was it before? I’m just here to remind everyone about the special events that have happened in the past. So you better listen, or else. I’m just kidding. The Hudson Bay Company had a low price for furs, but the North West Company had the best furs out of all the companies. The North West Company zoomed straight ahead of the Hudson Bay Company. They west so far ahead of Hudson Bay Company, that the Hudson Bay Company had to move out of Hudson Bay. It’s kind of weird, because they’re called the HUDSON BAY Company. I wonder how long they’re going to fight. It’s clear to some people that the North West Company is going to win, but you never know…

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Year 1800 blog # 5

Hey guys! It’s me again, here to talk about another exciting - actually this is getting boring. It’s also kind of time consuming. I can see why my dad stopped posting blogs. I have too much work to do, and Nova Scotia is having a bad time. Those Americans really got on all of our nerves. If it wasn’t for them, we would all have a good time; we could have probably solved conflict. Anyway, I’m going to go to York for a while. I hear it’s going to be the new capital for Upper Canada. It’s going to be the new capital due to Kingston being an easy target for Americans to attack. Wow, Simcoe John went all the way with this governor thing. This is good and bad for some people: Good because this can prevent the Americans from an easy attack and bad because some people aren’t happy about this, especially the people in Kingston. I don’t see what the problem with this is. Kingston should be happy now that they’re not a main target for Americans. Then again, they aren’t a capital anymore, meaning that they aren’t as important giving them less attention in case they get attacked. That’s all I have to say for now. Man this is getting boring.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Year 1799 blog # 4

It’s hasn’t been too long since I last posted, but I guess it’ll do. My dad was posting blogs every 200 days. I’m proud of him to be a soldier, and I’m proud of myself that I am a son of a soldier. But ther’s no way I’m going to be a soldier. I’d rather just stick to being a farmer. Whoops, I got carried away. Like my dad, a lot of loyalists came to areas where there was available land. New immigrants moved to the west part of the Bay of Fundy. Luckily, my dad and I didn’t move there. Right now, it is truly overcrowded on the west of the Bay of Fundy. They complained that the government in Halifax was much too far to respond to their needs. So in 1784, a royal charter made New Brunswick. In Québec, most went to Cornwall, Morrisburg, Kingston and west of the Niagara region. Well that's all for now. I'll be back soon.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Year 1799 Blog # 3

Thayendanegea was a First Nation that supported the British in the American Revolution. At least that’s what I’ve heard from my dad. My dad seemed to know him when they were in the American Revolution. He was the guy who convinced the Houdeosaunee to come over to our side. Thayendangea believed that if they sided with us, then they would have more rights than they would have if they sided with the United States. They helped the British in many battles. Unfortunately for them, the British did not return the favour. In the treaty of Paris, Britain decided to give land as far as the Mississippi River to the Americans. This land was part of the First Nation’s, and they didn’t want to give away their and. A lot of First Nations felt as if they had been betrayed. Thayendangea petitioned to is people in London. Soon, Britain decided to give land to its allies. Fredrick Haldimand, Governor of Quebec gave land to Britain’s allies. These events make Britain look bad. Hopefully we won’t make a mistake like that again.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Year 1793 Blog # 2

Why hello there. I just heard about a black loyalist named Thomas Peters. So many black loyalists were slaves. This makes me feel sad and lucky; sad because I feel bad for the black loyalists and lucky for not being a black loyalist. During the American Revolution, slaves were promised freedom if they had sided with the British. Not too long ago, so many black loyalists came to Nova Scotia. Now this place is crowded with people, which makes the chance of obtaining food and supplies really scarce. The black loyalists were treated badly and were forced to work for settlers. Now Thomas Peters and other Black Pioneers went to Nova Scotia after the American Revolution. Unfortunately for them, they were having less comfort than other Loyalists. Thomas wrote multiple petitions for the Black Loyalists. All were rejected, including the one he showed to the Crown.  While he was in London, he saw the Sierra Leone Company which was run by abolitionists. Thomas and other Black Loyalists had many paths to choose. They could accept the poor land given to them in Nova Scotia. They could join the British army in the West Indies. Instead, Thomas convinced other Black Loyalists to go to Sierra Leone. I guess that’s it for now. I’ll write back soon.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Year 1789 Blog # 1

Man, this is hard work! People here in Nova Scotia are having the hardest time living. Anyway, I’m here to continue the legacy of blogs that my dad had. He doesn’t make blogs anymore. In fact, he’s dead. Lucky for you guys, I’m here and I’m back to talk about my life! Like I was saying before, we loyalists are having a very hard time living here in Nova Scotia. Food and supplies are really rare in this place. I like the British government, but it’s too bad they stopped supporting us. Now all of us are almost starved to death. We’re currently in a year called the “hungry year.” This is after the British government stopped supporting us. I got to get back to work. Did you know that I’m also a farmer?

Sincerely

Mike Anderson II

Day 136 after American Revolution Blog #6

Sorry about that last post. Okay let’s see. I’ve talked about Munson, Sarah, and Thomas. Next should be James Robertson. James Robertson and his brother, Alexander went to the Thirteen Colonies. Both worked together to publish a newspaper called the Royal American Gazette. They were forced to leave the newspaper and their homes because they did not support the rebellion. They moved to different places four times during the war. They continued to make newspaper articles wherever they went. After the war they went to ShellBurne, Nova Scotia.  There, they kept making the Royal American Gazette. Alexander died in 1784 and James went to St. John Island. Second is Jacob Waggoner. He was a German who went to the Thirteen Colonies. England helped him move to North America, so he felt more loyal to Britain. He fought for the British during the war, and moved to Quebec after the war. He left behind 40.5 hectares of land and received 80.9 hectares of land. Lastly is my favorite, James Moody. Settled in Nova Scotia after the war, he joins other of thousands of loyalists. For his many acts of courage and bravery has even earned him respect from rebels. He refused to take the pledge to loyalty to the United States. Moody joined the New Jersey Volunteers. He went on to free many British supporters from prisons. He even escaped when he was in prison himself. When he escaped the prison, the alarm sounded. He shouldered his musket and joined his pursuers and lived on berries. The New Jersey Volunteers then disbanded. Moody received half a pay as a captain even though he did not reach this rank, but it was because of his many acts of bravery. This will be my last post. I am already so close to death.

Sincerely,

Mike Anderson

Day 135 after American Revolution Blog #5

Since the American Revolution is long over, I barley have anything to say on my blog. The only things I have to talk about are some of the people I’ve heard of. All of them were on the British side, but now all are called loyalists. Fist is Munson Jarvis. He was a good silversmith and lived in Connecticut. Many revolutionary committees interrogated him several times. After, he was imprisoned. I remember he said that he had been “condemned and advertised as inimical to the Liberty of America.” In 1776, he went to Long Island , New York. He worked with us for the whole war. When the war ended, he went to Parrtown, Nova Scotia. He left back 600 pound and got land worth 250 pound from the British. Second is Sarah Frost. Born in Connecticut, her parents supported the patriots, but Sarah Frost and her husband support Britain. During the war, her and her husband lived on Long Island. After the war, Frost and her family went to British territory. When they were on the Two Sisters, Sarah Frost was two months pregnant. She settled in Norton, Nova Scotia. Third is Thomas Peterson. He was born in West Africa, and was kidnapped to the Thirteen Colonies. When the war started, he became a slave in North Carolina. Governor Lord Dunmore promised freedom to the slaves that supported the Loyalists. When he was set free, he joined the Black Pioneers. After the war, he went to Nova Scotia and lived with 200 other Black Loyalists. I have to stop now. I got to do something important.

Sincerely,

Mike Anderson

blog #4 day ???

… Well, the British lost the American Revolution. It’s been exactly 19 years since the American Revolution started. Wow it’s been a long time. I’m no longer a soldier of Britain. Now I’m a refugee called a United Empire Loyalist. I had to come to the North part of North America. I’ve decided to become a Farmer. I’m a little broke right now because I had to give some money to my family. I’m really frustrated right now. Britain just won the Seven Years’ War and now we had just lost almost all of that. I’m going to stay loyal to Britain forever. This Revolution has made me think that Britain was the one who suffered the most. After the Seven Years’ War, Britain had been completely broke, we had to control Quebec and the Thirteen Colonies and now this! Just thinking about it makes me furious. After watching so many people die and having such a hard and long-time surviving, all for this! I have nothing else to say.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson

blog #3 day 205

Oh no no no no no no no!!!!!! This is horrible. This is very horrible. This is extremely horrible. Oh, I’ve started typing. Anyway, my suspicions were right. There is currently a revolution going on between the Thirteen Colonies against Britain. Apparently it’s called the American Revolution. The Thirteen Colonies are mad at us and declared their independence. They’re probably mad for the many acts we did, like the stamp act which made colonists pay a tax for every piece of printed paper. The colonists got mad and made a boycott of British goods which made us cancel the act. They also got mad with the Quebec Act of 1774. The colonists decided to name their slogan, No taxation without representation. That’s all I have to say for now. I won’t be posting another blog for a long time due to the American Revolution. It will probably take 19 years, but what are the chances of that!

       Sincerely

Mike Anderson

blog #2 day 123

We have made a royal proclamation to territories that belonged to us. This is so that The Crown would have to make agreements with First Nations. Britain had hoped that settlers would go to Quebec, but they couldn't because most of the lands were filled with French speaking catholic farmers. Colonists weren't happy in Quebec ether. British merchants made complaints the Governor James Murray were treating the French better than them. Guy Carelton replaced James Murray as Governor. This didn't change that the merchants complaints. Guy Carleton found that the French caused him fewer issues than the merchants. Governor Carleton recommended that Britain keep the French as welcome as possible. This was to make sure that if Britain was to go into war with the Thirteen Colonies, we would have Quebec on our side. I haven't really thought about a war between Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. I just sense that something like this is coming up...

Sincerely,

Mike Anderson

Blog #1 day 96 after Seven Years' War

FINALLY, the war is over! After seven restless years, Britain wins it all. I feel so lucky to be a British soldier who lived through the Seven Years' War. The war was brutal. I had to see my allies die and my enemies. Some battles were won, some were lost. I'm just glad it’s over. Even though we won the war, Britain still has trouble with money and military products. We are completely broke and defenseless. Our other problems are Quebec and the Thirteen Colonies. Since the French were defeated, they were obviously not going to cooperate with Britain. As for the Thirteen Colonies, even though we settled into the Ohio Valley, some First Nations did not leave. In fact, a few days ago there was a First Nation who took over some of our forts. It was not very soon when Pontiac stopped fighting. Though it was over, we didn't want any more conflict, so Britain leaders slowed settlers’ movement west. I have nothing to say anymore except that I hope the issues will stop soon.

Sincerely

Mike Anderson