Dear Grandmother,
We miss you and send you our love. Life here is very hard. This winter the snow was 6 feet deep and didn't finally melt until May. It was terribly cold. Even with a roaring fire we all slept under six blankets and still felt the cold. We ran out of feed and had to slaughter our horse. I don't know how we'll get rid of the stumps on the newly cleared land.
Bartholomew, Rachel and little William all died from measles in December. A week ago Eleanor broke her leg and can't walk at all. There are no doctors here; I fear her leg will make her deformed. The parson says God is punishing us for our sins. But Alice and I go to church three times a week and pray constantly. I don't know what sins God is punishing us for.
Love: (your name)
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The majority of colonists believed the stamp act was a violation of their rights to be taxed without their consent. They believed only the colonial legislature had the right to grant consent.
1. getting taxed without having a say in it. 2. letting soldiers stay in houses while being fed and taken cared of without paying. 3. not having control over prices.
Basically. They had the biggest ego ever. The North knew that they had the more resources and the more superior military force. So they basically underestimated the South. Also it was due to the North's military generals. They didn't lead the troops the right way and all in all, that led to early Confederate victory. The South had the superior military leadership against the North.
