King George III forbid colonists from settling in the Ohio River Valley after it was gained by Britain from France because the British army could not protect settlers from Native Americans. After the French and Indian War, many of the colonists felt entitled to land and wanted to branch out from their settlements.

Why did the British want to expand their control into the Ohio Valley in the mid-1700’s? The British would disrupt French supplies from reaching forts in the north. France lost most of it’s territory and power in North American.

The French had established a very profitable fur trade with the tribes of the Ohio River Valley and beyond. The colonist felt that after helping to win the war against the French and the Indians that they had the right to settle in the Ohio River Valley.

All of the colonists were mad because they thought the British Parliament shouldn’t have the right to tax them. The colonists believed that the only people that should tax them should be their own legislature. They wanted them to take back the law to pay taxes on stamps.

The 13 colonies believed that the government of Great Britain no longer supported their rights and so they set out to govern themselves. As a justification for severing ties with England, the DECLARATION presented a list of grievances against the King and declared the colonies to be sovereign states.

the Declaration of Independence

Petition to the King

The term Dear John letter became popularized during World War II, when many Americans spent years away from home. It was assumed, and probably correctly, that a letter full of affection for the recipient would begin with a salutation such as “Darling” or “Sweetheart”.

Dear John letter (plural Dear John letters) A letter from a wife or girlfriend to her husband or boyfriend, informing that the relationship is over. Usually precipitated by the writer’s having met a third party.

: a letter (as to a soldier) in which a spouse or partner asks for a divorce or a partner breaks off an engagement or a friendship.

Lasse Hallstrom’s “Dear John” tells the heartbreaking story of two lovely young people who fail to find happiness together because they’re trapped in an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel. Their romance leads to bittersweet loss that’s so softened by the sweet characters that it feels like triumph.

Yes, Dear John is now available on American Netflix. It arrived for online streaming on May 2, 2020.

It starts with Dear John and ends with good-bye. Part III John’s father dies after suffering from several heart attacks. Tim, while in his death bed, asks John to make Savannah happy and marry her when he passes away.

At one point Savannah howls at John, saying her life without him has no meaning and has became a “marathon.” That is, she all but says she had to cheat on him because he forced her to through his absence.