“Sophia’s War” by Avi is a book about a girl (Sophia) and what she experiences during the revolutionary war. Sophia’s family were passionate patriots‚ but had to lie because where they lived was controlled by the british. This book gives you a view on what it would be like to be a kid during that event in history. The story begins with Sophia and her mother witnessing the hanging of Nathan Hale‚ a patriot spy. This was very traumatizing to Sophia and‚ had she not seen it‚ she would have never done
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April 3‚ 1783 in New York City‚ New York. He was born the youngest of 11 children. His parent were Scottish-English immigrant whose names were William Sr. and Sarah Irving. He was named after George Washington who at the time had just completed the American Revolution. He was educated privately and started writing essays under the pen name Jonathan Oldstyle for a publishing company called the Morning Chronicle. The Morning Chronicle was edited by his older brother peter. Washington toured Europe
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England. He was apprenticed by his father at the age of thirteen‚ working as a staymaker. Thomas failed out of school and had little education and failed at many of his early life jobs. He later grew to be an English American writer whose ideas would have great influence on the American Revolution and the independence of America. Growing up in England‚ Paine had little academic education and was expected to settle and work as a corset maker‚ like his father. At the young age of seven Paine was enrolled
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never comes for your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones.” Thus was never truer than in war. America has had many wars‚ and the American Revolution was only the beginning. The American Revolution was probably the biggest war because it declared our independence. During the American Revolution there were many traitors and spies. There was one big spy and soon to be traitor to the Americans. Benedict Arnold was a huge hero to many of the patriots and many looked up to him. Little did they
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What if the American Revolution never happened? In history classrooms all over the country‚ there lays an abundant amount of "what if" questions that pop into one’s mind when one learns. But has anybody really fully answered this question that so many people think about? In hindsight‚ a revolution seemed inevitable because of the way the British treated the Americans. But if the American Revolution never happened‚ obviously‚ America would not exist. But most importantly‚ the world as a whole
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The Spanish-American War took place in “the spring and summer of 1898”‚ throughout the Pacific and Caribbean waters (“Spanish-American War”). The United States went to war with Spain for Cuban independence‚ yellow journalism in the role of publishing the De Lome letter‚ and the USS Maine sinking (Murrin 747‚748). A consequence of the war was imperialism‚ that came along with the Treaty of Paris‚ which gave the United States the Philippines‚ Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ Hawaii‚ and Guatemala (Roberts). Reformation
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Introduction/Background The Mexican American War began on April 25‚ 1846. The war lasted two years losing many men on both sides. The Mexican war was the third major fought by the United States. In 1810‚ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla triggers the beginning of Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain. Mexico gained its independence in 1821 after a long and bloody revolution against Spain. For Mexico‚ the war between them and the United States was a fight to keep their institutions and national integrity
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There are many defining moments and events in our young American history that have led to the great nation‚ we live in today. Though all of these moments and events helped shape our nation‚ some of them were not easy and came with great consequences. Others came as natural as the land and nation itself‚ raw‚ sometimes unforgiving and other times‚ simply breathtaking. These moments make up our history and this country that I call home. This country was founded by many great men. George Washington
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Mole catcher by: Sam winters A mole catcher is a spy in the war. The second Continental congress created a Secret committee by a resolution on september 18‚1775. The committee was not a true intelligence agency. Since the committee of secret correspondenceoften worked was mainly concerned with obtaining military supplies in secret and distrubting them‚ and selling gun powder previously negotiated by certain members of the congress without the formal sanction of that body.. the committee kept its
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generals helped lead to the American victory. The British gave up and surrendered to the Americans. Another factor that changed the outcome of the war was that the Hudson river went right through the battle. Another factor that made up the battle was the weapons they used. The British and the Americans used many of the same weapons. The battle of Saratoga was known as a turning point in the American Revolution because the Continental Army was not known to beat the British. War Weapons Many weapons
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