joined the Boston Grenadier corps. On June 16‚ 1774 ‚ Knox married Lucy Flocker‚ the daughter of the royal secretary of the province of Massachusetts. Knox was not well received by the family and after the city fell to the American forces in 1776 they left the city. In 1775” Knox volunteered to serve with Colonial Forces and participated in the battle of Bunker Hill.” American Revolution He remained in the military‚ and served with Massachusetts forces in the Army of Observation during
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GKE 1 Task Three Themes in U.S. and World History REVISED Colonialism in North America During the 16th and 17th centuries‚ several European nations dispatched delegations set on colonializing portions of the Americas. The British were undoubtedly the most successful in this regard by first establishing the Jamestown colony in 1604 and then the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 (Reich‚ 2010). The Native Americans that the explorers encountered were weary of the unfamiliar
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1.After winning control of North America from the French‚ British agents promised to expand trade with the tribes and continue the established French policy of distributing food‚ guns‚ ammunition and liquor. However‚ the new governor of North America‚ Lord Jeffrey Amherst‚ had a different view. What was it? A) alcohol made Indians uncontrollable and gifts of food mad them lazy and unwilling to hunt and fish B) Indians were inferior to whites and deserved to be exterminated C) Whites should not be
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The crisis precipitated by the Stamp Act (1765) pushed that effort into the background and propelled Franklin into a new role as chief defender of American rights in Britain. At first he advised obedience to the act until it could be repealed‚ but news of violent protest against it in America stiffened his own opposition. After repeal of the Stamp Act‚ Franklin reaffirmed his love for the British Empire and his desire to see the union of mother country and colonies "secured and established‚" but
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“The harder the conflict‚ the more glorious the triumph‚” imagine hearing that when you need motivation at what seems like the scariest time of your life. Thomas Paine created this pamphlet‚ Common Sense‚ in January 1776. Some may question the purpose‚ and that was to motivate Americans to fight for what they believe in‚ what they want and what they deserve during the British conflict. Throughout Crisis No. 1‚ Thomas Paine uses pathos to persuade the colonist and revolutionaries to go to war against
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sources recommended by the BE413 module. Word limit: 1000 words. 2) From the perspective of the two theories chosen for part 1 above‚ examine whether the strike action that began with a dispute over foreign labour at the Lindsey oil refinery in January 2009 was beneficial for the national prosperity of the UK. Word limit: 1000 words. The coursework should fulfil the following formal criteria: • Your text should be divided into two sections‚ one of which answers question 1) and the other
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childhood and I will list seven other important facts about his adult life. I will begin with his childhood. As a child‚ Benjamin Franklin was always trying to think of ways to do things better so as not to waste time. He was born in Boston in January‚ 1706. The son of a candle maker and the fifteenth child out of seventeen children‚
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Battles of the Revolutionary War The Battle of Lexington and Concord The First Revolutionary Battle was at Lexington and Concord in April 19th 1775. When British soldiers are sent to take colonial weapon‚ the British run into an untrained and under armed militia. The Colonials defeat 700 British soldiers‚ killing over 100. The surprise victory boosts their confidence for the war ahead. American victory. The Battle of Bunker Hill On June 17‚ 1775‚ the Americans defended Bunker Hill‚ the British
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the Revolutionary period would be Alexander Hamilton. “Born in the West Indies‚ Hamilton moved to the mainland in 1772 and entered King’s College the following year. By 1774 he was speaking at public meetings and writing revolutionary essays‚ and in 1776 he became a captain of artillery” (History.com). Hamilton moved to America to get an education around 1772 at the young age of 17. Then only two years later‚ he started his participation in the political struggle of the revolutionary period at the
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Thomas Paine a revolutionary leader who wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” in January 1776 compels his argument for American Independence from Britain. He has written the pamphlet anonymously and argued that citizens‚ not kings or queens should make the law. It has state that “Americans Independence became a means to move from promising ideas to practical achievements‚ but only the American army could defeat Britain and defend independence.” Which infers that we must fight for our freedom in order
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