There were three major participants at The Battle of Yorktown: Americans, British, and French. The American General was George Washington, the British General was Lord Cornwallis, and the French General was Comte de Rochambeau. The French aided the American Continental Army in the American Revolution. The combined forces of the American Continental Army and French Army troops against a British Army is what allowed the Patriots to defeat them. The French had an enormous part in the success of this battle. Without the aid of the French, the Americans may not have succeeded in forcing General Cornwallis to surrender.…
All throughout his defense of the Loyalists, he often came under fire both from politicians and regular people. However, he defended his actions based on the conditions stated in the peace treaty signed both by the Great Britain and the confederation government. He also argued that if the Loyalists were gravely persecuted, it may lead to retribution from the British Army leading to another war. At the same time, Alexander further explained that if majority of Loyalists were to leave the new country, it can have financial consequences considering majority of those who were moving away were merchants. More importantly though, was that Alexander didn’t want the world to think that the United States of America was a country that wasted its time…
When it came to funding and domination, the British had a strong advantage over the Americans because the British had gain their funds through their Empire, and the British navy had conquered the sea, but, because the Revolution took place in America, many of the materials and supplies that the British needed took months to arrive, which was a great advantage for the Americans. During the 18th century, it was known that Britain contain the best military because they kept their soldiers well equipped, well fed and well paid, but, the American’s had a strong purpose for fighting this war, which was for freedom and liberty. Even though The Americans had trouble gaining funds to purchase supplies such as shoes and blankets for their soldiers, the…
In the fight for independence, Franklin made a good impression on the French, which helped secure financial aid and military backing from the king to defeat the…
The Revolutionary War is considered to be one of the most important wars in the history of the U.S. Americans fought against the British for freedom and independence to have more rights for themselves. Surprisingly, the American colonist defeated the hired British soldiers. How could untrained American colonist possibly beat trained British Soldiers? This essay will explain what contributed to America’s success and how they claimed victory.…
II. "I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country."…
During the Antebellum Period, our patriotic nation had fifteen leaders take office in the White House. Each president carved out a path for the country we have today, but one that was undisputably distinguishable from the rest; was George Washington. He endured catastrophes with poise, was an advocate for equal justice, a believer in ensuring a more perfect union, and an accomplished gentleman that was the imposing influence of America.…
George Washington realized after taking office that he needed legislatures to push his initiatives to Congress. The Federalist Party to whom Washington became sympathetic to was America's first political party, founded in 1789 through 1824. The leaders were Alexander Hamilton and John Adams and the party was later merged into the National Republican Party. The Federalist ideology consisted of American Federalism, Centralization, Modernization and Monetarism. They called for a strong national government that allied itself with Britain.…
Benjamin Franklin played a major role in the alliance. He took advantage of their issues with Britain. Before being given French aid, the Americans were in desperate need of money, supplies, and troops. The United States would have lost the Revolutionary war if it were not for the French intervention. The French provided a majority of the materials and ammunition.…
Washington's leadership was indispensable in successfully launching a new government. Washington was very popular, and well-liked, he had the support of the majority of the people. He was very smart, and had very high morals. He was a man whom people trusted because of his character, morals, wealth, and status. He had experience playing a leading role in the Revolutionary War being a general to a very inexperienced army, leading them and America to victory and freedom from Britain.…
While all of America’s Founding Fathers were truly essential for its creation and survival, the most important out of all of them was George Washington. Firstly and foremost, George Washington was the commander in chief during the Revolutionary war, so his role was crucial to it's victory for America. Secondly, George Washington had served as head of the militia forces during the Whiskey Rebellion to save America when it was still considered young. Finally, Washington had facilitated the Jay treaty, preventing the still young America from a war with Britain, which it wasn’t prepared for.…
There are many dates involved in the history of America. Some are more important than others. But all of them have some small or huge events. Washington. Many say he was a great leader.…
The Revolutionary war began in 1775. The Americans were considered the underdogs to the British for many reasons. General Washington has never had more than 20,000 men fighting all at once. Many of the soldiers enlisted for six months or a year and as soon as they learned how to fight they would just pick up their muskets and leave to go home to tend to their farms and families. British forces on the other hand had 50,000 troops, 30,000 mercenaries, and many others including Loyalists, African Americans, and Native Americans.…
George Washington proved that he was indeed capable and resilient leader of theAmerican military forces during the war. Washington was a person of the highestmoral character, he did not posses a first rate intelligence, he also had littleexperience with leading and managing the conventional army. George Washingtonwas elected “to command all the continental forces, raised, or to be raised for thedefense of American liberty.” His commission, dated June 19, 1775, designated him“General and Commander in Chief of the United Colonies”. He received it on thetwentieth and he started for Boston on the twenty-first.…
George Washington helped us in many ways in the revolutionary war. Despite his losses he knew how to run the military. He was a really tough and brave man. Those two characteristics helped us in the military because you have to be brave and take risks t get rewards. Lastly toughness helped us out a lot. When our solders are sick or don't feel good they don't get to call in sick. They have to tough it out and if we were not tough enough then our soldiers would have gave up.…