She says: "What do politics matter to a simple farmer? All I want is to raise my family here on this farm. In normal times we can raise enough food to keep us through the winter, and harvest enough tobacco to make just a little money for some finer things.

"But with Lord Dunmore raising an army and the Patriots raising a ruckus, well, it looks like we are in for some hard times. I don't know if I can manage this farm by myself, without my William."

You ask: "Why did Master William join the Patriot army?"

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