On October 13th of 1812‚ Americans raid Queenston Heights‚ hoping to capture Queenston Heights and possibly Detroit. The battle is fought‚ ending with British with a gain and loss. During September of 1812‚ Americans started to bring together an army of soldiers‚ which would attack Queenston Heights‚ (which is close to the town Queenston). They created a plan to cut the British supplies to Detroit. On October 12th‚ 1812‚ the Americans launched their New York militia‚ which contained of citizens
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most people believe‚ the Ku Klux Klan was started because of a few people wanted to have some innocent fun‚ not because they were intending to start a chain of violence on anyone outside the white race.(The Klan‚ p.2) The Ku Klux Klan began in Pulaski‚ Tennessee‚ a small town south of Nashville. On the night of December 24‚ 1865 six ex-confederate soldiers were sitting around a fireplace it the law office of Judge Thomas M. Jones.(Invisible Empire‚ p.9) These six friends were having a discussion
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War of 1812 Notes Timeline of Events 1807 – The Chesapeake Incident 1811 – Battle of Tippecanoe 1812 – U.S. declares war. 1813 – Battle of Lake Erie 1813 – Battle of the Thames 1814 – March on Washington‚ D.C. 1814 – Battle of Baltimore (Fort McHenry) 1814 – Treaty of Ghent 1815 – Battle of New Orleans The Chesapeake Incident (1807) Main facts: Britain and France at war Both sides forbid neutral trade w/enemy. British begin impressment of sailors (even Americans). The Chesapeake
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hit‐and‐run raids‚ sabotage‚ and‚ on occasion‚ terrorism to wear down the enemy. They also ambushed patrols and supply convoys‚ and cut communication lines‚ in order to disrupt enemy activities and to capture equipment and supplies for their own use. Guerrillas are extremely difficult to capture because of their mobility‚ the dispersal of their forces into small groups‚ and their ability to blending among the civilian population. Typically‚ a small guerrilla force seeks to concentrate
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the need arose. Neamathla became angered when‚ in 1817‚ U.S. troops built Fort Scott on the Flint River just 12 miles north of Fowltown. (Mahon‚ J. K.‚ 1998). Neamathla had claimed that the land east of the Flint River was Miccosukee land and warned Major Twiggs not to travel east of the Flint River or chop down any trees on the East side of the river or he would defend it at all cost. With the signing of the Treaty of Fort Jackson‚ southwest Georgia had now become U.S. territory‚ however Neamathla
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The Red Fort‚ Delhi The Red Fort‚ with a circumference of over 2.2 kilometers‚ was laid out by the banks of the Yamuna river in the 17th century. The Mughal emperor Shajahan built it with the ambition of concentrating the Mughal power in one monument. Monument is perhaps not the right word. A mini-city is more like it. Unfortunately for the emperor‚ before he could move his capital from Agra to Shahjahanabad in Delhi‚ he was taken a political prisoner by his son Aurangazeb. The fort is a delight
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from 1754–1763 which is the American name for the North American warfare of the Seven Years’ War. It began with a dispute over control of the meeting of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers‚ also called the Forks of the Ohio and the site of the French Fort Duquesne. The war was primarily along the boundaries of New France and British colonies. Both sides were supported by military units from the original countries of Great Britain and France. The French were outnumbered by the British so they used their
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Britain and France have had existing rivalries as they have fought wars against one another throughout history. During the 1700’s‚ these nations were growing their colonies in the New World and trying to become self-sufficient. The French and Indian war was a territorial dispute between the two world powers. The French and their Native American allies fought the British colonists for seven years over control in North America. Their expanding colonies eventually met at the Ohio River Valley and their
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Clarke - a soldier from Virginia and the highest ranking American military officer on the northwestern frontier. He served as leader of the Kentucky (then part of Virginia) militia throughout much of the war. Clark is best known for his celebrated captures of Kaskaskia (1778) and Vinncenes (1779) during the Illinois Campaign‚ which greatly weakened British influence in the Northwest Territory. 7. Bonhomme Richard - Placed at the disposal of John Paul James‚ the USS Bonhomme Richard was a warship who
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confederacy. Tecumseh meaning "Shooting Star" or "Panther Across The Sky". During the War of 1812‚ Tecumseh’s confederacy allied with the British in The Canadas (the collective name for the colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada)‚ and helped in the capture of Fort Detroit. American forces killed Tecumseh in the Battle of the Thames‚ in October 1813. His confederation fell apart‚ the British deserted their Indian allies at the peace conference that ended the War of 1812‚ the dream of an independent Indian
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