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Name: Paul Adams Age: 35 Gender: male Occupation: A Royal Politician of Georgia Social Class: very high Financial situation: Wealthy Appearance: he is very hairy, skinny and tall Location: Georgia

Habitual locations: he has a big portion of land in Georgia. Daily routine: Every morning, he reads books and newspapers and discusses with his wife. And he attempts to figure out a way in order to make a better relationship with the French. He opens up a congress twice a week.http://c1.wikicdn.com/_/2008100500/i/c.gif Personality/Quirks/Unique Personality Traits: He is very patient and industrious. Sometimes he is very stubborn. Past/individual-family history: His wife, Elizabeth Adams; Alex Adams, his son; Joseph, his second son. Social relations with your own and other classes (people you deal with or know about in other classes, AND your opinions and feelings about them): he is very flirtatious with French in order to keep good relationship with them. Religion: Anglican Education: Yale graduate (he was educated in north) Portrait:

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 * I** got up early this morning hearing mobs complaining about the imposed-taxed standing around my dear friend, Andrew Oliver’s house. I was very unpleasant to see this scene. As I work for the the parliament I I was one of the people who supported the Sugar and Stamp Act. Since the taxes have imposed there was political and economical instability.

The colonists often tend to think that the Parliamentary is not worthy because we never asked to the colonists to join virtual representatives but we forced. However we did that for other good reasons. We knew that the colonists would resist paying taxes thus, establishing the virtual representative was the only way in order to support this world. They think that the, Parliamentary is doing this act is to reveal the superiority to U.S, which is false. We, British needed money for war debt from French and Indian war, If we can’t pay for it the colonists would encounter the danger also.

And I believe that imposing taxes may seem cruel, but it was the only way we could do in order to keep our country with a power. Even though I live in Georgia, I as a British, strongly support this and believe that the parliament is the most justifiable and equitable constitution in order to arrange. My poor dear friend, Mr. Oliver, was gone with the Governor to the castle otherwise he would certainly have been murdered.

As the colonists tend to say **“They very of taxing, exercised over those who are not represented, appears to me to be depriving them of one of their most essential rights, as freemen and if continued, seems to be in effect an entire disfranchisement of every civil war****”** I do not agree with the statement because imposing taxes does not deal with depriving people but acts as a act which would help us in order to keep good relationship among the colonists. The taxes are necessary in order for US to continue to be dependent of Britain.

And when I looked out through the window I saw people staring at my house and holding the "Rights of the Colonies Asserted and Proved" Which is written by James Otis JR. They seem they agree with the writer and considering parliamentary are the bad people trying to treat them in a bad way in order to gain own benefits. I wanted to defend my self that this is not true to the mob but I was scared to stand in front of them convincing. I am sure they have the anger will end up murdering me.

I hope this will end soon. and I still strongly believe the colonists are the ones should understand the virtual representative and the parliament.

Thus, I would like to say to the colonists who believe the virtual representative needs to be abolished that virtual representative is necessary in this society.

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God, I hear all the colonists screaming and crying out for taxation removal. The parliament has imposed taxes on printed matter and drinks(tea). And now I see the colonists in indignation, thinking that the British is taking their hard earned money. However, I think that imposing taxes on food, drinks, and printed documents is essential and necessary.

Like other colonists, I also pay tax for things such as newspapers, marriage licenses, wills, deeds, and playing cards. Especially I read newspapers daily, and the tax for newspapers affected me economically. I do not oppose taxation. I know I have to pay more than I used to, but if this helps my mother's country, within my patriotic sense I would do it until it ends. We all need British power in order to have better life economically and politically. And to do that we need to listen to what they commanded us. I hope the colonists will understand this soon. I am very unsatisfied with the fact that the other colonists would actually deny things what the Parliament asked for. And establishing virtual representative was the only way to make people pay taxes. Regardless of the fact that I am a British politician, I consider myself as a colonist living in Georgia. I surely understand how the other colonists would deny this taxation. However, the British has debt incurred during the French and Indian war. We all should not think that the British is taking our money for its own benefit. We should recognize in the old past years the British government gave good attention to our colonists with great support. In order to become a stronger sovereign country we still need their support. Therefore, knowing importance of virtual representative is very significant.

I supported my passage based on document 5-1 by James Otis Jr. and 5-6 by Francis Bernard

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Dear Victoria Elizabeth Whig (to Jennifer)

Before I write, let me introduce who I am. My name is Paul Adams. Right now I am spending my time in Georgia as a politician. Madam, I am writing this letter because I have noticed that you and I have very similar thoughts about this economic and political instability these days. I have read literacy work you wrote in the past weeks, and I have found a part where you stated, “we must remember that parliament not the provincial little colonial assemblies, upholds there rights” I totally agree with your thought. I know that how much the British government supported the colonies during early settlements. I truly don’t understand why the colonists would cry for their sovereignty. I have been deeply thinking about this but it seems like they just want their benefits. I mean we are the ones who tried so much in order to give them a better society and a country, but why are they so displeased at our small favor such as paying taxes? I fairly understand that they could think that the parliament is just taking the colonists' hard earned money, but we are having financial problem here from the French and Indian War. This morning, I read this “common Sense” written by Thomas Paine. And as I read through this, I felt very uncomfortable at how Thomas Paine portrayed the Parliament. I feel very isolated now because I believed until now that the Great Britain is the mother country of these colonists and we are the ones who always supported them. And now they are betraying us because we are imposing them taxes. That really doesn’t make any sense to me. I have never thought that the Americans “escaped” Europe but immigrated. And if they really escaped from our country then why did they depend on us so much in the first place. And because now they don’t think that our help is necessary, they are trying to avoid our power. The colonists might think that we are selfish caring only about our benefits, but colonists are actually the ones who care only about themselves for their own good. Anyhow, I believe our monarch system is great and that the parliament made right choice to make virtual representative in order to keep the colonists organized under the British power. Even though they cry for sovereignty, this is too early for them to be alone. I strongly disagree with Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” and I hope you do too.

Sincerely, Paul Adams

Letter From George Gordon (Edward Cho)

Dear Paul Adams,

This is actually my first time writing a letter to you, Sir, so if you have any disconcertion, have any vexation, or even think that the letter is boorish to you, please I beg your forgiveness ahead. Although, it is my first time meeting with you indirectly, the people around me had already informed about you several years ago; my father and the few people who serve as members of the parliament told me that when I get to America, I should get in contact with you and get close with you, since you are the royal politician who could be trusted. However, I was afraid to contact you, since we had some disparity on views of British Empire. I know that you have always been loyal to British and so have I, our mother country, but for the past few years I have not. It wasn’t very easy to make up this decision, because saying this is putting my back against my own father. At this point, I am currently recruiting some of the people in the prominent status of colonial America to help support the colonists, because now I stand firmly on the side of the patriots, the colonists. Reading Thomas Paine’s //Common Sense// really struck me within the deepest core of my mind. As a politician, I should ask you one question. What should the government do to its people? Like mentioned in Common Sense, the government should “protect the natural right” of the people. Now, let’s go back to the present situation. The immortal power of the king and the house of lords are not listening to the house of commons and the “colonial representatives”; they are ignoring our voices; they are ignoring our rights by imposing unreasonable laws and acts. Let the laws and acts be forgotten. What about our voices? Colonists are screaming out everywhere throughout the thirteen colonies saying ‘no taxation without representation’ and I agree with that since I was part of them paying equal taxes on every unjustifiable acts. I think it’s about time to see what’s coming up in the future: the war. The war between America and British Empire will occur and I want to know where you will stand: The oppressive and abusive British Kingdom or the side, “Sons of liberties” who are seeking for just merely seeking for their natural rights. If you have any alteration in where you stand, please send me a reply and we will meet and have discussion. However, if it doesn’t, you can simply ignore on what I have written here and do what you want to do. I apologize to you again for keeping away your time

Sincerely, George V. Gordon

--- Dear George Gordon

George, I wonder if you are still well. I apologize for writing back so late. I had no chance to respond. I had been staying in the north just to see how everything was going before I met some battles and rushed down to my house in South. I am safe, but I am worried about you and your family. I honor and respect your words, and I praise you for sharing your thoughts. Thomas Pain’s Common Sense has been very popular among all the colonists and also here in Georgia. I also as one of the readers of Common Sense, have noticed that this writing actually affected me to think more about the British attitudes toward the colonists. I fear to say this, but I also lost my patriotic sentiment… well, I thought I could continue to support my mother’s country and the parliament. However, after I read Common sense, I could actually see how the British was only desperate for its own benefits. I heard the colonists screaming out, “no taxation without representation” in Boston, and this article written by James Otis says, “Taxation without representation is tyranny." I feared how people are turning their backs on the parliament. I know many royal politicians who are convinced by many literacy works. They now believe that the British government isn’t moral and virtuous. They often try to convince me to alter my view on the British Empire. Now I truly stand for the colonists and I think the British just needs to stop.

I appreciate sharing your thoughts with me and I wish we can keep in touch more and discuss about this issue more often.

Sincerely, Paul Adams

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