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The American War of Independence
The American War of Independence. Three against three – surely that’s fair! But maybe not when one of your side defects to the other! On the English side – a king, a prime minister and a general – more than a match you’d have thought for a journalist, a Patriot and …oh but wait – Washington was a general and a president – so maybe that evens out the odds a bit! Read on to see which side wins in this re-run of the War of Independence!
The American War of Independence. Sample Text:
Speakers:
- King George III
- Prime Minister George Grenville
- General Charles Cornwallis
- George Washington (general and president)
- Samuel Adams (Patriots leader)
- Thomas Paine (English journalist – emigrated to US)
Adams: Patriotism! ‘Tis a wonderful thing!
George III: If, that is, you understand what it means! Somebody, not a million miles from here, seemed to have great difficulty deciding which country he belonged to!
Washington: The shame of it! Surely no-one could have been uncertain as to what side they were on in our great War of Independence!
Cornwallis: We had no such traitors in my army!
Grenville: So who was this Judas?
Paine: I think he means me!
George III: Yes, you! Paine by name and pain by nature! If only you’d stayed in your homeland and stayed loyal to England!