chests of tea into Boston Harbor‚ an outraged Parliament passed a series of measures (known as the Intolerable‚ or Coercive Acts) designed to reassert imperial authority in Massachusetts. In response‚ a group of colonial delegates (including George Washington of Virginia‚ John and Samuel Adams of Massachusetts‚ Patrick Henry of Virginia and John Jay of New York) met in
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Road to Independence “War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide for yourself.”(Unknown) In the case of the American Revolution‚ the colonists decided for themselves and truly believed in the cause. The Colonists knew that “change” had to take place because of the unfair treatment they experienced. The American Revolution was a time where Colonists fought for what they believed in‚ independence‚ and when they broke away from England. Boycotts‚ holding
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Thomas Jefferson: Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia. He was a draftsman of the U.S. Declaration of Independence; the nation’s first secretary of state; second vice president; and‚ he was also the third president who was responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Jefferson died in bed on July 4‚ 1826. Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Charlottesville‚ Virginia. Jefferson
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From One War to Another The French and Indian war‚ a war that had assembled the largest number of troops ever‚ was caused by more than a hundred years of rivalry between the two countries‚ had several consequences on the British Empire‚ and impacted the colonies greatly. When the fire of the French and Indian war was blown out‚ another match was dropped‚ starting another war. The main causes of the French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years war‚ was due to the constant hostility of the
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for 10 years. During the crisis‚ triggered by the Boston Tea Party and the Coercive Acts‚ Henry was at the peak of his career. He drove the House of Burgesses to repeated defiances of the stubborn royal governor‚ Lord Dunmore. Patrick Henry‚ George Washington‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ and others traveled to Philadelphia as the Virginia delegation
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The French and Indian War was fought in North America from 1754 to 1763 as a part of the global conflict known as the Seven Years War‚ which involved many Great Powers of the 18th Century. The War was fought principally between the British‚ supported by the American colonists‚ and the French‚ supported by the Indians‚ over control of territories in North America. By the mid-1700’s‚ both the French and the British established extensive colonies in North America to take advantage of the land’s rich
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of “The Characters of Revolutionary Characters” by Gordon S. Wood “The characters of Revolutionary Characters” is a realistic portrayal of six most important members of the founding generation of the United States. They are: George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ Aaron Burr‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Thomas Paine. The Founders‚ indeed‚ were a highly unique and exceptionally talented generation. The book takes as its accent not the story of the lives
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It is December 25‚ 1776 I George Washington have a plan for me and my best companion Zklav and my troops.My plan is to wait till all of the Hessians are asleep then attack them.But first I need to recruit more men I will read a text from Thomas Paine’s Crises document.I went into a town and started to read “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the shine patriots will‚in this crisis‚shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands NOW‚deserves the love and thanks
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several years before breaking out in 1794. After the Revolutionary War‚ the government agreed to take over the debt of the states only if the nation’s capital could move from Philadelphia south to a swamp area on the Potomac which we today call Washington‚ D.C. (anonymous). In order to help pay the debts‚ the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton put an excise tax on all liquor sold in the United States of 25%. The famers in the southwestern states below New York relied on their whiskey production
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first time in United States history in which there was a transfer of power from one political party to another. The transfer of power was peaceful even though it followed a heated campaign. Thomas Jefferson‚ former Secretary of State under George Washington and creator of the Democratic-Republican Party‚ defeated the Federalist‚ John Adams‚ for the presidency. In March 1801‚ Jefferson delivered a memorable inaugural address. It was memorable for its "consummation of eighteenth-century elegance
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