Colonial America Analysis

Due to the actions of the colonists and at the behest of our King, we have entered into war with the colonies in America. It is the belief of our King and Parliament that the colonists’ demands have gone too far. We have entered into the war to reassert our control over citizens who believe themselves independent of our laws and taxes. They need to remember who funded them, made their livelihoods possible, and developed them into the civilization they are today. These “United States of America” are a sham. They are British colonies subject to our King. They believe themselves to be revolutionists of freedom, but they are simply denying the truth of their heritage. They are our people. Therefore, we declare, they are we, and we serve the King.

The choices he made on the battlefield were unacceptable. We need a strong commander in chief who can command troops as well as lead the other generals. Howe is intelligent and has a lot to offer our efforts in crushing the rebellion in the colonies. However, he is not at all suited to commanding our forces in America. Howe had the opportunity to plead his case to parliament but refused. Instead, he sent a letter that was read aloud during the meeting. The King, other parliament members, and myself were not swayed by his explanation. It seemed like a weak attempt to protect his position rather than reassure parliament that the right person was in control and justify the decisions made on the battlefield. The combination of all these factors led to the ousting of Howe and the promotion of Clinton.

General Clinton is equally as respectable as Howe. He has plenty of experience and is well respected by the other generals in the War Room. He was intentional with his play for power. Clinton wrote a compelling speech that was read aloud during our parliament meeting. His conviction and confidence were an encouragement to parliament when none of us were feeling very encouraged. The choice we made was not an easy one, but we can only hope this decision does not come back to haunt us later.

-Prime Minister, Lord

We have recently received a petition from some of the members of the Continental Congress. Parliament had a good laugh at how poorly written the request was. The king gave the petition absolutely no consideration. He is firm in his stance on continuing the war with the American colonists. He barely even glanced over the Olive Branch Petition before passing it on to the next Parliament member and stating he was not willing to give in to the Americans’ demands. Even the parliament members who support the idea of reconciling with the colonists and giving them representation here in parliament were frustrated with the petition that was sent. The demands are entirely unclear. Fluffy phrases and talking in circles fills the petition. It was honestly a slightly offensive ploy of peace talks. Nearly everyone in parliament agrees that the Olive branch petition was simply a farce of peace talks. It was written in an attempt to absolve the Americans of guilt because they tried to enter into peace talks before the war got out of hand. Unfortunately for the Americans, the weak attempt did nothing to sway the decision of parliament to enter into