OR Post 1: 1776

Now I know this may come a s a ahock to many of you but the book "1776" is about America's war for Independence. It is more commonly known though as the Revolutionary War. As far as characters go, so far, there aren't any true "main" characters which most of the story is about. The book is more of a historical documentary, and so it has many people cycling through the limelight to tell the story effectively. The story opens with King George riding into town in his posh royal coach to address Parliament (McCullough 4). The gold adorned carriage was a symbol of the power and excess in the British empire; it is the equlvalent of today's "pimp-mo-bile" like the ones we see all those rap guys driving. The king is addressing the issue of the conflict in the American colonies across the Atlantic, for a rebellion effort seemed to be on the rise. Battles at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill had already transpired, and the king had to decide what to do with his executive authority. George's suggestion was suppression by superior force. The House of Lords semmed to take George's side, however the House of Commons went into huge debate. In the end though the vote passed almost two to one to go to all out war with America. All odds are against America in this war for their soldiers are mostly militia, with only a few being professional soldiers, while the entire British army was professional, with formal training.
I believe that the obvious conflict in this story will be between the British and the American colonies. The Americans wanted independence from the tyrannic rule of the British so they waged war to try to be disassocitated with the empire. The British's goal on the other hand was to supress the insurrection and keep order within their lands, and believed to be under British rule was to be the freest in the world. The major sturggle being: the underdog trying to overcome a much greater power, a colony conquering the empire.