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