Patriot Pen Essay

Kyle Roberts

7^th Grade

2012                                                                Patriot

If only someone could have prevented the horrendously aggressive battle, caused by the nation’s dispute over slavery. If only someone could have stopped the brutally bloody battle, that took over 625,000 lives during the Civil War. If only I could have been there to assist them and resolve their ongoing and troublesome conflict.

Our founding fathers gave up everything in order to assure themselves that America would be unlike any other country; we would have equal rights and most importantly, freedom. They put their heart in soul into the development of our magnificent land, now known as the United States; but there was one important reason they went to war: to illegalize slavery. If I were able go back in time to resolve the state’s differences, I would elucidate to them how atrocious using Africans as slaves actually was.

Our country was split into two feuding sides in 1861, over disagreements on laws and decisions made by the government. The Confederate States believed that every household should be served and waited on by various slaves, or servants, that would care for the homeowner’s every need. They separated themselves from the United States, who intended to find a solution for the ongoing problem, that forced hard labor on hundreds of innocent African immigrants. This quarrel lead the two skirmishing sides to one of the most vicious and dreadful wars in American history.

 The war began on April 12, 1861, with the final shot declaring the end of the battle, fired on June 22, 1865. This awful combat lasted for over five years, a fight that shouldn’t have even started at all. If I could go back in time to bring peace to their arguments and teach them that our differences are what make us who we are, the violent clash wouldn’t have even occurred. I wish that somehow, I could have been there to save the thousands of people, who perished on our sacred grounds, as proud Americans. Although I’d thank our founding fathers for sacrificing their time to establish our marvelous country, I would also like to tell them how dim-witted they acted using innocent foreigners as personal slaves, just because of their skin color, ethnicity and race.

If only someone could have prevented the sorrow and loss of over five hundred-thousand Americans, over something as simple as freedom…If only they had realized that freedom is a right that everyone tremendously merits, no matter who they are.