French Attack
During the French war with Britain, the French attacked and burned Freetown. The Settlers offered the only resistance to the French during this time period. The settlers assured the French they were "Americans from North America" and were friends of the French. Despite showing they were Americans, the French still carried off two Nova Scotian boys as slaves. Zachary Macauley demanded all the supplies the Nova Scotians had managed to take from the French back. Many a Methodist preacher declared it was the judgment of God against their evil Caucasian oppressors. The aftermath of this resulted in Nathaniel Snowball and Luke Jordan establishing their own colony on Pirate's Bay to live as free men just as the Ezerlites.
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