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Directions: Write a 2 to 4 page essay based on the following. The essay must be double spaced and in Times New Roman 12 point font.

?The year is 1814. The War of 1812 is over. The United States has won what some considered a second American Revolution. The fear that the British would attempt to reassert itself over its former North American colony is gone. Americans began to speak and write about the formation of a national economy in which the farmers of the West would provide the food for the growing American cities in the East.

?You have decided to leave with your family from Connecticut to the Western Reserve. What you know about the area is only what the agent of the Connecticut Land Company has told you about the area. You are leaving Connecticut with the knowledge that you will probably never see your family in Connecticut again. The only way to keep in touch with your family is through letters.

?Using the textbook and class lectures/discussions a as a guide, write a letter to your family in Connecticut. In this letter, describe the following:

• Your journey from Connecticut to the Western Reserve. Describe what the Western Reserve is like. What does your farmland look like? What are the people like? What is the Village of Cleveland like? Was it worth leaving the "civilized" world of the east for the "wilderness" of the Western Reserve?