Sorry for the wait. After publishing the last chapter, I decided to take a small break. Then, on Thursday, the internet was out in my neighborhood. I hope you like the Musicals in one of my favorite parts of History.

Chapter 15: The American Revolution

In 1607, King James I claimed on America's East Coast, in Jamestown, Virginia. However, Native Americans and Musicals already live there and have been for thousands of years, but for Musicals, they've lived there longer. They didn't want to give up their land without a fight. But the colonists brought diseases that the Native people have no immunity to, except the Musicals. Most of the Native Americans died in a few decades from the diseases. The British had advanced military technology which the Musicals were familiar with, but not the Native Americans. Slavery began when people and Musicals from West Africa were kidnapped, and transported to the Thirteen Colonies. England was making a lot of money from the goods brought from the Thirteen Colonies. British soldiers were sent to America to make laws. After the French and Indian War, the British taxed the colonies, and tax them hard. The taxes were unfair and too much to afford. Musicals were taxed more than Normals. The Sugar Act of 1764 taxed sugar, and other stuff the colonies shipped. In 1765, the Quartering Act was passed by Parliament, in which British Soldiers can stay in any home in America, whenever they want. The Stamp Act of 1765 taxed diplomas, contracts, newspapers, even playing cards. The Musical Act of 1767 taxed musical instruments and sheet music. The Townshend Acts of 1767 taxed glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea. The Tea Act in 1773, made colonists and Musicals buy all their tea from England. On December 16, 1773, a group of men with Normals and Musicals who were disguised as Native Americans boarded on three tea ships docked in the Boston harbor. They threw all the tea into the ocean, starting the Boston Tea Party.

The Continental Congress wanted to be permanently free from Great Britain. The Founding Fathers and The Elders agreed to that idea and wanted to be free from Great Britain and their taxes. George Washington loved how good the Elder's leadership was for their tribe. Thomas Jefferson liked the Country's for their hard work and farming. The Techno's loved how Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity without their help, so he was famous from the Techno tribe. The Elders were sent to the Constitutional Convention. The Continental Congress thought if they could help them since they led their tribe and were loved by them. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted on July 4, 1776. Unfortunately, he didn't say that all women, slaves, and Musicals are equal. The Elders were furious that the Founding Fathers didn't mention them, and they were upset that most of them are slave owners. In the Revolutionary War, they defeat the British thanks to the Musicals. The Articles of Congress printed money called Continentals, but farmers, merchants, and Country's wouldn't accept the currency. They knew that the Articles government didn't have the power to collect taxes. So, nobody trusted its dollars. So, Alexander Hamilton set up a national bank. Unlike continentals, the new dollars were backed up with true economic power. It was basically the government borrowing money from the people and paying it back, with interest, which was called public credit. However, Anti-federalists weren't happy about the federal power expansion. In the first presidential election in 1789, George Washington became the first president of the United States. Nobody ran against him, not even during his second term. Even the Musicals including the Elders loved him. When he died in 1799, the Elders were sad about his death, he was really a true leader, just like them.

Most of this information is from BrainPop. The Musical Act of 1767 was just something I made up. The Elders from this chapter are around the Founding Fathers' age. In this universe, the Six Music Ancestors are the ones who took the Strings and not the Elders. And the fact about the Founding Fathers were slave owners isn't mentioned more often because it was a bit confusing. That's when everyone realized that the Founders weren't perfect. George Washington thought slavery needed to end, but he worried that outlawing it too quickly and too soon would tear the country apart. Also, his false teeth weren't made of wood. They were made of gold, hippo teeth, silver, and lead. It also caused him dental problems. His military victories during the Revolutionary War earned him the support of every single American, which was why he ran unopposed. John Adams had a stubborn and argumentative personality. Thomas Jefferson was the first Secretary of State, his father passed away when he was 14. He and Alexander Hamilton were enemies because Jefferson was the leader of the Anti-Federalists, and Hamilton was the leader of the Federalists. The Federalists supported a strong central government, while Anti-Federalists wanted to make sure people and states kept as much power as possible. They were soon organized as the first Political Parties. I support the Anti-Federalists because I would like people to have power. Alexander Hamilton was the first Treasury Secretary, his mother passed away when he was 13 which left him an orphan. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were best friends, they even died on the same day at their homes, July 4, 1826, 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted. But Jefferson died at 12:35 pm, while Adams died at 6:20 pm. Adams was only 90 years old when he died, while Jefferson was 83 years old. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter as much as I do. Please Review.