Teen Ink

Didn't See That Coming...

Battles such as Lexington and Concord may only have had a few shots fired but those where when America finds out that the British are here to fight! Lots of blood was shed, many struggles took place but America wouldn’t be where it is at now without the people who wanted more than just leaving under another nation. On July 4th, 1776 the Continental Congress votes for Independence and they succeed. They saw the bigger picture. A free nation…
“Hey you added stuff!” exclaimed a kid picking his nose in the back of the class.
Annette smiled, “You sure?”
“Yea you were in there! No one can live that long!”
“Haha that’s true, but it does make for an interesting story doesn’t it? It may not be the way everything went down. But it’s just another way of seeing things, Freedom 2.0”
She spins the dial on her necklace.