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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You may know of George Washington‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ or George W. Bush‚ but you most likely have not heard of Millard Fillmore. Millard Fillmore was the thirteenth president in the year of 1850. He may have not fought for freedom‚ freed slaves‚ or something big but he is important. Even though he is not well known‚ he is still an important part of the United States. Millard Fillmore was born January 7th‚ 1800 in Summerhill‚ New York to Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe Millard Fillmore. Millard
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The Seven Years’ War began in 1754 and ended 1763‚ It is called the Seven Years’ War because the main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. Eventually the war involved most of the great powers of the time and affected regions Europe‚ North America‚ Central America‚ the West African coast‚ India‚ and the Philippines‚ for this reason it is often considered one of the first world wars (although obviously the War does not bear such a name – it is not referred to as World War I)
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its rich history‚ unique architecture‚ and changes made to facilitate different presidents. The White House has a very interesting history. For example‚ George Washington chose the location of the White House to be in Mount Vernon because it was in the middle of all the colonies. This location is now known as Washington D.C. Although Washington chose the location of the White House and was the first president of the United States he actually never lived in the house. The first president to live there
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other values or attacked the Constitution. It was organized into local clubs‚ state councils and a national council‚ consisting of a president and twelve members. An enthusiastic Hamilton addresses a national convention each year when they meet in Washington D.C. Critics mutter that Alexander the Great is not satisfied with being president. He is also running for
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to fight back. Later on‚ when the Acts were made‚ the colonists got even more angry with Britain’s tight control. When the Declaration of Independence was created in 1776‚ I was really excited‚ but I knew I would have to sign up for war. General Washington led the troops to set up our winter camp‚ Valley Forge. Valley Forge is located 18 miles outside of Philadelphia‚ where the winter camps for our Army was located. Our huts were of very low quality‚ because twelve soldiers slept on a pile of straw
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Why did the Americans win the War of Independence? Before the first shots were fired in the American War of Independence‚ very few people gave the Americans (also known as the ’colonists ’ or ’patriots ’) a chance. Britain had a population of 11 million compared to the patriots 2.5 million of whom 20% were slaves. Furthermore Britain had the most powerful navy in the world‚ an experienced and well-armed standing army of 48‚000 men and the support of tens of thousands of loyalists and Indian tribes
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