States of America were close to defeat. The State’s army‚ the ‘Continental Army’ had almost been destroyed by the professional British soldiers. The Continental Army‚ lead by a man from Virginia by the name of George Washington had been retreating from the British for many months. Washington was now faced with one of the greatest problems he had ever come up against in his military career. His inexperienced army was outnumbered ten to one‚ running out of supplies‚ and had only the Delaware river separating
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How did George Washington defuse the tension surrounding the Newburgh Crisis? (discussed in class). Washington went on stage to give his address. Once on stage he puts on his eye glasses and says “I’ve gone gray in your service and now I’m nearly blind.” He then asks them to please not do this and the officers call of the march on Philadelphia. What was the importance of Judith Sergeant Murray and Mercy Otis Warren?Judith Sargeant Murray was a published author and civil rights advocate. She believed
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work in unbearable conditions‚ and if they didn’t want to work‚ land owners had the right to shoot them. Many colored people wanted to rebel against them‚ including Haitian Revolution leader Toussaint Louverture. Also referred to as the “Black George Washington”‚ he was an ambitious leader who trained thousands of people and fought against three empires-the
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1789 was great turning point in our country. George Washington had been inaugurated in New York City as the first president of the United States. During his years of being president‚ he set an important precedent by setting the standard of 2 terms for a president when he stepped down in 1796. After being elected‚ the first Congress created 5 executive departments to help Washington carry out his duties‚ which was also known as the first Cabinet. Washington set a precedent by choosing very influential
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masterpieces of the United States of America stands as the George Washington Bridge (GWB) located above the Hudson River. The eastern side of the Bridge rests on the shores of Manhattan while the western end of the Bridge lies on the woody areas of the New Jersey Palisades. The construction of the Bridge was meant to give a connection to New York City and New Jersey and facilitate traveling over the vast expanse. The construction of the George Washington Bridge began in the October of 1927. It became operational
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General George Washington had nearly 3 years of retirement by 1776 and expected he had been removed from the public for good. However‚ when news came about of a rebellion in Massachusetts‚ Washington became worried. Desperate for news on the event‚ he depended largely on information from old friends such as General Henry Knox and General Benjamin Lincoln. “But for God’s sake tell me what is the cause of all these commotions: do they proceed from licentiousness‚ British-influence disseminated by
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George Washington Carver George Washington Carver was born a slave in Diamond Grove‚ Missouri. As a small child Carver was rescued from a band of Confederate kidnappers. From early on Carver was determined to get himself an education. Carver began his schooling in Newton Country‚ and while attending school he also worked very hard as a farm hand. While working and studying Carver lived in a one-room schoolhouse‚ and as time went on he excelled as sought out for higher education. Because of
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George Washington Carver was an a agricultural chemist who played an important role in agricultural advancements in the U.S. He was the son of slaves‚ and was born around the year 1860‚ near Diamond Grove‚ Missouri. Carver was an outstanding student in high school‚ and later went on to Simpson College‚ in Iowa‚ in 1891. He graduated from the Iowa Agricultural College in 1894 with a B.S. degree‚ and taught agriculture and bacterial botany while working on his M.S. in agriculture‚ which he received
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George Washington: The American Colonies have to wake up and realize that the only way to gain independence from the British rule‚ is to unite as one team. Sometimes we have to think out of the box and see that together we’re stronger. We won’t let Britain control us. Why don’t we speak out loud? Freedom of speech is very important to a person‚ because then your voice gets heard and you can make a change in society. I believe it is important to gain independence because mankind shall
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could live in a world without debt or political parties. This world was possible. In 1796‚ George Washington planned on leaving office. James Madison wrote Washington some notes for this type of address‚ but in 1792‚ when he originally thought he was going to leave the office. He did not leave office and set the notes aside. In 1796‚ Washington took out those notes and used them to make a address. Once Washington wrote this draft‚ he sent the draft to Alexander Hamilton‚ and they went back and forth
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