My grandfather turned 100 in 1875. On the night of his birthday he took me aside and told me about his life; and significant moments in history that he found worth telling. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1775, “on the eve of the American Revolution.” His father was British and his mother was Irish. They both came to the colonies because they saw opportunities here. Their means of transportation was the boat. When they arrived they had no money and had to become indentured slaves. They ended up working together, her mother said it was love at first sight, and when her father had the chance to choose who his woman would be, once the contract with the owner ended, he chose her. They moved into a cottage and had a large plantation where they grew corn. It was tough at first; corn didn't grow because the soil wasn't good. Eventually things improved and their corn began to grow. They sold it to their friends and neighbors; and anyone else who stopped to buy corn. But when the revolution came, people no longer bought as before because in some homes the women were left to take care of the fields and business while the husband went to war, having difficulties of his own. Some of my grandfather's parents' neighbors were single men, and when they went to war there was no one to buy their corn; and things were going downhill. They had to sell their slaves because they could no longer afford to feed them, so they had no choice but to work themselves. He doesn't remember his father much because he joined the revolution when his grandfather was only 4 years old. He wanted to know what all the fighting was about, so he asked his mother why all this was happening... in the middle of a document that was being added to the Constitution. The 13th Amendment is an important amendment because it is the one that abolished slavery, making it illegal, giving America the push to avoid having slaves working for free. The 14th Amendment granted the rights of citizenship and made everyone equal before the law. Finally, the 15th Amendment gave people the right to vote, regardless of who they are, giving them a voice in government. It is the most significant of all because it allows people to choose who will represent their country, state, etc. Around 1864, my grandfather and grandmother believed they had enough money to support themselves. So they sold their house and land and decided to move to Pennsylvania to my grandfather's house. He wants to end his life where he started it, in that cottage. Where he knew what peace was, and memories.