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    innumerable discussions about common interest available alongside religion. Furthermore‚ the New England Colonies characterized prominent events of the American Revolution: the Battle of Concord‚ the Battle of Bunker Hill‚ and The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga‚ which makes it an important aspect of American

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    The history of these mountains go back to ten thousand B.C. when the Algonquin speaking people hunted in this region. The French and Indian War and the American Revolution both took place in this region dealing with the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. The Adirondacks are made up of twelve different counties and are home to around 130‚000 permanent residents and about 100‚000 seasonal residents (“The Adirondacks”). Unfortunately‚ the information of what region the picture was taken from of

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    1776 by David McCullough Characterization: George Washington: Washington was 43 year old when he was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Commander-in-Chief of the American army. He had almost no formal schooling‚ and was a self-educated man. He was a brave man who was totally dedicated to America‚ the country he loved. He was strong and rarely showed his discouragement or despair‚ even though he suffered greatly through the course of the American Revolution. After seeing Washington

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    The Battle of Saratoga; A Turning Point in the War Often times today‚ we Americans forget that our independence was not simply given‚ but earned after a long and hard fought conflict known as the Revolutionary War. Mainly between the British and the colonists‚ the war lasted 7 years. It wasn’t until two years in that the Americans finally had their chance to win‚ a year when the British were certain they could bring this rebellion to an end. The Battle of Saratoga was a major turning point in the

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    The declaration of the rights of stamp act congress  "Lastly‚ that is the indispensable duty of these colonies | -Parliament attempted to raise money through direct taxes. -They passed the stamp act‚ which required almost all printed material‚ including newspapers‚ and other printed material produced in the colonies to carry a stamp purchased from authorities.  -Stamp act managed to offend all free colonists‚ both rich and poor.  -Colonists felt that they shouldn’t be taxed since they weren’t

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    1776 Book Review 1

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    History 1301 April 1st 2012 McCullough‚ David. 1776. New York: Simon and Schuster‚ 2005‚ 386 pp. Word Count- 1157 David McCullough’s novel 1776 is a compelling story of America’s war for independence. We have all read chapters and heard the related history of the war of 1776‚ but David McCullough takes the epic story even further. The book covers the entire year of 1776 from the beginning of the war until the end. The author provides an extremely detailed description of both sides of

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    mountains into the Ohio River Valley (Washburn and Utley 1977). 1774 was the beginning of the breakdown of the arrangements between the Indians and the seaboard colonists. Lord Dunmore‚ the Royal Governor of Virginia‚ wished to reoccupy the abandoned Fort Pitt‚ located in western Pennsylvania. This resulted in a war against the Shawnees and Delaware tribes. This also resulted

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    Vocabulary 1. Proclamation of 1763- A document issued by King George III to officially claim British territory in N. America after the Seven Years War. 2. Sugar Act- A law issued by the British government in 1764 taxing foreign fined sugar‚ coffee‚ indigo‚ and wine. 3. Stamp Act- an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. 4. Sons of Liberty- Colonial group formed to protest

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    purple of heart is the oldest award still given. The first badge of military merit was awarded on may 3‚1783 to sergeant Elijah Churchill. In 1780 Churchill successfully led a attack on the British forces and destroyed a British supply fort and took 300 prisoners a year later he was the only one wounded in a successful raid on the British stronghold on long island. The modern Purple heart medals first recipient in 1932 is unsure because so many were given out for so many months and across

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    Joseph Brant

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    Joseph Brant was born in 1742 and his Indian name was Thayendanegea. Thayendanegea meaning he who places two bets. Joseph’s father was a sachem of the Iroquois Confederacy‚ which was to where the Mohawks belonged. Whereas Brant’s mother was not a Mohawk like his father. Brant did become a war chief but never rose to the rank of sachem. His parents were said to live at the Canajoharie castle in New York. Even though his family would have been a consideration and he was the grandson of one of the

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