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What Is Worth The Fight For Independence
It’s 1778, and the cold harsh winter wind blows in your face. Your stomach growls of pain because you haven’t eating anything but water and flour for days. Your friends surround you in your small hut with no beds, and the smoke absolutely kills your lungs. You wonder, Is this really worth the fight for independence? In the evidence given, very much proves that being a solider for the fight for independence might not have been worth the while.
A soldier in the Independence War, fighting for the freedom of the 13 colonies signed up to be patriotic and
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