The Hardships of the Journey to Boston

Authors Note: The authors purpose is to show you what it was like while going to Boston and show the major conflicts that happened throughout the story.

What does the Revolutionary War mean to you? George Washington once said, “Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.” This means that it’s better to work alone than with a bad group of people. During the revolutionary war, George Washington had a good fleet of people to acquaint him at battle. During the story, “Guns for General Washington” Will Knox and his brother Henry Knox are trying to transport supplies for war from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston to General Washington. After they get all these supplies, they have to deal with the British and plot an attack on them to win the war and claim the country as theirs.

The climax of the story is when Henry and Will Knox were trying to deliver the supplies to Boston.  Will and Henry had to risk a lot in order to deliver the supplies to General Washington. They fought many obstacles on their voyage to Boston. They went up against soldiers flanking them from everywhere, and blistering storms. Things were not easy for those who travelled with them. Half of them didn’t even have shoes. Many people suffered from the small pox and other sorts of diseases and did not make it. Carrying things through mountains was also difficult. In the end, it was all worth it though.

Another conflict they faced was the British, the war especially. They had to be very precautious about what they were planning on doing. If word hit the British about what was going on, they would have came after us instantly. They were everywhere, the British were always around no matter what you did or what you were doing, the British were there. The British were more prepared and had better supplies yet the lost. I believe this is so because of the determination and leadership by General Washington. Although, after Henry and will arrived they had all the supplies they needed to beat the British. Many people’s lives were lost but in the end it was all worth it. After beating the British, we all celebrated for our new land and country.

The events leading up to this were the British always trying to take over and boss the citizens around. They all agreed it was time for a change, time to say enough. General Washington gathered a fleet of men to fight the British with him. Will and Henry Knox got word of this and did the same. They delivered the goods to Boston to help stop the British from taking their land and bossing them around. This caused us to go to war and fight the British. The main conflict was resolved because they did beat the British and kick them back to where they came from. They delivered the supplies safely and went on to win the war.