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Dear King,
I want freedom because you are taking all my money. You also
burned down my house. Think about the taxes and how they affect
the people here. Let us have freedom, please. We are poor
and we have no money. Let us have our freedom. Think about
the children who aren't allowed to think freely.
Enslaved,
Darius Fairley (11)
Dear Keith the King,
The villagers and I are getting tired of your laws and your
soldiers coming in our house and taking our money. If you
don't know who I am, my name is David Terry, a colonist of
OCP (Our Creative People). The other colonists and I have
been thinking about the demands we want. We are asking you
to give us these things:
- No more taxes,
- No more taking our money, and
- No more soldiers in our homes.
Those are the
demands. I also want freedom from your country so we can believe
in our own religion.
Your Colonist,
David Terry (12)
Dear King,
Could you please send my tax money back to America? I need
food and money so I can survive. Sorry for asking you for
so much, but I don't want the soldiers to kill me. I'll do
anything for the soldiers not to kill me, but I need my money
to survive. I cannot give you any more money.
Sincerely,
Joanna Betances (9)
If I lived in Colonial America, I would be a silversmith because
it would be fun to pound coins to make them into pretty jewelry.
Monique Fowler
Age 9
If I lived in Colonial America, I would be a hatter because
I would like to catch a beaver to make a hat out of its skin.
Synthia Turner
Age9
When I First Came to Rich City
When I first came to Rich City, I saw rocks, trees and leaves.
There were no empty spaces to build a house. I picked out
a spot near the water. Then I cleared a space by burning down
the forest. After that, I went to get some rocks and I chopped
down some trees to get wood. I also got some leaves to put
on my floor. After I finished building my house, I killed
wild animals. I ate their insides and I used their skins for
covers and clothes.
Izoria Fields
Age 9
Rich City
When I first came to Rich City, I knew it was all right. Five
years later, the bad soldiers came and tore down everybody's
houses. I was sad that they burned down my house, too. That's
when the war began. I had to build another house on the hill
so nobody would know where I was. I built my house with the
wood I found at the top of the hill.
Shaniqua West
Age 9
When I Came to America
When I came here in 1607, we named our colony Rich City. It
did not look very rich. My daughter, son and husband had to
walk up a big hill. We saw some beautiful trees. Then we had
to find some water. We went down to the creek. We made a decision
between living on the hill or by the creek. Everybody picked
the creek, so we build our house out of the stones we found.
We also drank water from the creek. We hiked every day.
Monae Ollivierre
Age 9
When I First Came to O.C.P.
When I first came to O.C.P. (Our Creative People), there were
no houses. We had to get all of our supplies by cutting down
trees and getting rocks. The first supplies I got were rocks.
The reason I got the rocks was because I needed support on
the ground for the house. Then I used the trees for building
the roof. I really liked building my house.
Khaleel Reyes-Craig
Age 12
When I First Came to O.C.P.
When I first came to O.C.P. (Our Creative People), it was
cold. I had to find some bears to skin to keep all the colonists
warm. When I was walking through the forest I saw five bears.
I lifted up my bow and arrow and shot one. The others ran
away. I was chasing them, but they turned on me and attacked.
I was fighting for my life until the people of O.C.P. came
out and helped me. They said, "Because of your bravery,
we will make you the delegate and you can go to the meeting
to represent us."
Antwone Gomez
Age 11
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