March 8‚ 1769 I’m a male and my original name is Carl Smith my friends call me CS. My age is 23 years old. I’m from Virginia and during the last years I have been traveling around the 13 colonies to fight the British soldiers. My ancestors came to the “New World” because they wanted to be free and not wanting to anyone controlling them. I’m single‚ that is the reason why I joined the American Army over 6 Months ago is because I was unable to get a job that I wanted was unable to received my diploma
Premium British Empire Thirteen Colonies American Revolution
History Final Exam Study Guide 1. The French and Indian War (1754-1763) First world war – ALL countries involved 7 year war Cause: Washington sent to tell the French to get off the land – turns into a land dispute in North America over the Ohio River Valley British (Washington) vs. French British allies: Native tribes‚ Colonials‚ Prussians French allies: Native tribes‚ Spanish‚ Austrians Battle moments: Washington and his men built Fort Necessity and were forced to surrender it‚ British attacked
Premium George Washington American Revolution American Revolutionary War
1763 From the very beginning the American colonies were a revolutionary force waiting to be unleashed. Though there were many things that led up to the American Revolution many historians think that the events that took place in the year 1763 were huge turning points in the road to the revolution. The year 1763 changed the way a lot of colonists felt towards England and vise versa. There were Many things that took place in 1763 I will talk about three of them‚ The French and Indian war (also know
Free American Revolution Boston Tea Party Intolerable Acts
The British empire had established many colonies across the east border of the New World. The British viewed these colonies as an essential source of new materials and paid the colonists off in monopolies. When the British colonists landed in America‚ they considered themselves as a part of Great Britain. They lived by the Salutary Neglect‚ “trade regulations for the colonies were laxly enforced and imperial supervision of internal colonial affairs was loose” (Wallenfeldt). This allowed the British
Premium Colonialism England United States
George Washington Biography George Washington (1732 - 1799)‚ the First President of the United States‚ is a prominent individual of the American history. He was commander in chief of the victorious Continental army of the American Revolution and won many important battles that helped the Americans defeat the British. During his presidential terms‚ he set many important precedents for the following Presidents‚ such as having Presidential Cabinet Members. He was nicknamed for his accomplishments as
Free George Washington
the Revolution Part 1 Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War. Military Event Description Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War Concord and Lexington The first battle of the revolutionary war‚ fought on April 19th 1775. On secret orders the British army had orders to capture and destroy stores of ammunition concealed by the Colonists militia. The militia had heard about this order weeks
Premium American Revolutionary War
Without authors‚ there would not be stories. They are the creators of universities. They bring life within blank pages. To truly understand a novel‚ one must learn more about the writer. If a person likes an author‚ they probably will read more of their works. Within different authors a different themes and type of stories. It is common for writers to stay within an age group or genre. The creator of the novel Feed‚ M.T. Anderson‚ is no different. He has similar writing style‚ themes‚ and genre within
Premium Fiction Writing Short story
Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government‚ which represented the British crown. Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict‚ and by the following summer‚ the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. France entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists in 1778‚ turning what had essentially
Free American Revolutionary War American Revolution George Washington
The Beginning of the American Revolution “The American Revolution was the struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies fought in order to win independence from Great Britain and become the United States.” (American Revolution). But why did they want independence from Great Britain in the first place? What did the British do to anger the colonists? For starters‚ the colonists were already independent because of the lack of attention that Britain had given them in the beginning. (England’s main incentive
Free American Revolution Thirteen Colonies
We have now begun our journey to South Carolina. I can’t wait to arrive‚ though I am worried about the travel there. When we first set out‚ father spoke with James‚ Elizabeth‚ and I. He finally thought it was time to tell us about Lexington and Concord‚ I don’t think he knows I know so much about it already. Though he told us some things I was not aware of. He said that‚ even though the colonists lost so many men they still considered the battle a victory. This confused and surprised me‚ they thought
Premium American Revolutionary War American Civil War Massachusetts