After being given news of the battle of Lexington and Concord‚ Alexander Hamilton began to prepare for the war. With an old friend Robert Troup and other King’s College men‚ Hamilton formed a volunteer musket drill unit and‚ with the assistance of some of his veteran professors‚ trained a group of young college boys to shoot and fight. Hamilton also began studying artillery with the help from his math professor. Alexander and his volunteers had their first military action on the night of August 23
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homas Paine was born on the twenty-ninth of January 1737 at Thetford‚ Norfolk in England‚ as a son of a Quaker. After a short basic education‚ he started to work‚ at first for his father‚ later as an officer of the excise. During this occupation Thomas Paine was an unsuccesfull man‚ and was twice dismissed from his post. In 1774‚ he met Benjamin Franklin in London‚ who advised him to emigrate to America‚ giving him letters of recommandation. Paine landed at Philadelphia on November 30‚ 1774. Starting
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America. Starting 1765‚ the conflict arises from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government. The consequence of a small argument between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in 1775 kicked off the armed conflict. Rebels that happened the following summer were waging for their independence. France entered the revolution on the side of the colonists in 1778‚ it turns what had essentially been a civil war into an
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quickly changed traditional European relations between the government and religion and made America an inspiration of religious freedom for people everywhere. The Revolutionary war broke out on April 19‚ 1775‚ initiated with the first shots at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Then in July of 1776‚ America declared its Independence. The Declaration of Independence emphasized politics as the root of the Revolution. It also referred to religion in general terms. For example: “Nature’s God” and “Divine
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My case study is about the Boston Marathon Bombing‚ unfortunately in the United States terrorist bombings and shootings isn’t an unheard of thing. To take it a step further our Schools even do drills to prepare our children in the event one happens during school time or at their school. I’m now going to go into detail about the terrorist attack that happened in Boston‚ April 15‚ 2013‚ marked the 117th running of the Boston Marathon‚ now keep in mind this is significate moment for not only the city
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The only important people in war were the soldiers‚ the domestic help‚ or the General’s. They had the most dangerous jobs. If the General’s didn’t give the right directions‚ he could lose an army‚ if the soldiers took one false step and had gotten wounded‚ they could die‚ and if a soldier had a chance of survival and the domestic help didn’t aid him in a mannerly amount of time‚ they could be put to blame for the death of the soldier. But what about the spies‚ where do they have a role in this?
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John Dickinson “Penman of the Revolution” 1732-1808 1768- Excerpt from Letters of a Pennsylvania Farmer defending rights of free-born Englishmen There is [a] late act of Parliament‚ which seems to me to be . . . destructive to the liberty of these colonies‚ . . . that is the act for granting duties on paper‚ glass‚ etc. It appears to me to be unconstitutional. The Parliament unquestionably possesses a legal authority to regulate the trade of Great Britain and all its colonies. Such an authority
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When the British attacked New York in late August 1776: a. Washington ambushed and routed them b. the American army was fortunate to escape into New Jersey c. the Americans received French reinforcements just in time d. Washington learned the superiority of the militia to regular troops e. Washington met them with a larger‚ more experienced force In August 1776‚ General Washington had 28‚000 men under his command. By December‚ he had: a. 35‚000 b. 15‚000 c. 13‚000 d. 20
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Development of the United States The development of the USA is something that should be considered and talked about more. For example‚ ranging from colonization to how they met the native Americans and made new connections with other groups besides themselves. Then dealing with the problems they left behind and trying to establish independence while debating with other European countries over control of what was to be America. Later on‚ after successfully fighting to gain independence‚ having to
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As the British and Colonists were engaged in the Seven Years War against the French and Indians‚ the colonists were slowly building up feelings for their removal from under the British crown. There had been several uprisings to overthrow the colonial governments. When the war ended and the British were victorious‚ they declared the Proclamation of 1763 which stated that the land west of the Appalachians was to be "reserved" for the Native American population. The colonists were confused and outraged
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