To practice their religion without persecution
The patriots faced a lack of food along with very improper shelter in e old winter.
One Southern reaction to Congressional Reconstruction was the use of racist secret societies to obstruct Reconstruction policies by intimidation. One such society was the Knights of the White Camelia.
The Knights of the White Camelia operated in the 19th century and were commonly associated with the Ku Klux Klan as they engaged in racists practices and were white supremacists.
The issues are "Navies and fishing rights on the Great Lakes".
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Photon
Thomas Jefferson, i believe.