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 was revered as one of the greatest men in American history. He was also‚ the first president of the United States of America. He joined the states together and helped make the Federal Government. President Washington wanted a free‚ democratic and united country. He supported the idea of the creation of a centralized bank of the United States to help
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The Americans‚ lead by General George Washington were outnumbers with 10‚000 militia men. In analyzing this battle‚ I will discuss several key factors in terms of METT-TC‚ OAKOC‚ and the Principles of War that influenced the outcome of the British capturing Philadelphia (To emphasize these principles I will italicize METT-TC‚ OAKOC). In July 1777‚ the British landed off the coast of New Jersey with an armanda of more that 260 ships carrying
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in 1775. Britain had just defeated France and the Indians in the Seven Years War and had attained its prominence as a world’s superpower. Yet despite Britain’s overpowering military dominance‚ the British found themselves unable to subdue General Washington and the American colonies. The American’s success in achieving independence during the American Revolution was not due to General Washington’s strategic skill but by numerous British blunders. The British mistakes during the Revolutionary war are:
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Marquis De Lafayette‚ not only contributed to bringing change to France he also played a significant role in battling the British alongside the American colonist. He had firm beliefs in democracy and a limited government. Lafayette is credited as being one of the great reformers of France. His achievements were widely recognized and appreciated in both France and America alike. It is because of these efforts that a “toast” must be made to Lafayette an admirable enlightenment thinker and revolutionary
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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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