Joseph Plumb Martin was born “upon the twenty-first of November‚ in the year of 1760” (Martin 6). His grandparents raised him on their Connecticut farm. Inspired by the Battles of Lexington and Concord he decided to enlist into the army. He was eager to help for the patriotic cause. In June of 1776‚ at the age of 15‚ Martin was able to enlist but didn’t want to sign up for a long enlistment. Soldiers at the time were enlisting for a year’s service but he did not like that and thought it was
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Tricky Trouble on the Two Twins This quote was said by William H. Prescott in an attempt to save ammunition in the Battle of Bunker Hill. This battle was both fought on both Bunker and the nearby Breed’s Hill. The Battle of Bunker Hill had many advantages and disadvantages for both the British and the colonists in the geography. They used many weapons in the battle‚ close range‚ long range and sometimes even both. The battle was intense and action-packed as well as devastating and absolutely
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“The plain truth of the matter is that we can’t stop them!” (Fast 90). April Morning‚ written by Howard Fast‚ is a novel about the start of the Revolutionary War‚ specifically the Battle of Lexington in 1775. Adam Cooper‚ the protagonist of the story‚ is a 15-year-old boy who is forced to become a man to defend his home from the British. Moses Cooper‚ Adams father who is also the antagonist of the story‚ is extremely hard on Adam and does not see him as a man. Not until Adam signs up to fight that
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given the assignment to ride from Boston to Lexington to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the British Regulars on the way to confiscate the militia’s armaments and arrest Hancock and Adams. Lanterns were hung in an old church bell tower to signal to colonists in Charlestown in case both Revere and his companion‚ William Dawes‚ were captured: One lantern if by land and two lanterns if the British took the water route. On his ride to Lexington‚ Revere told patriots along the way‚ “The Regulars
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journey to Lexington at 11 pm on April 18th 1775‚ upon instructions from Dr. Warren. Paul was instructed to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British ships. As he rode through Charlestown‚ making sure his warning system was in play. The previous weekend he had arranged for two lanterns to be hung from the bell tower of Christ Church in Boston as a warning that British were arriving by sea rather than land. With everything going as planned‚ at midnight Paul rode through Lexington‚ while
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Paul Revere was not a unique hero before the battle of Lexington.Paul Revere and his friend were planning something that was going to impact history.On April 18-19‚ 1775 on a late night evening paul and his friend were going to warn the people that the british are coming to take away their freedom.When they had their plan ready paul said “If the British march by land or sea from the town to-night‚hang a lantern aloft in the belfry-arch of the North-church-tower‚as a signal-light‚One if by land‚and
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In mid-1775‚ the Massachusetts Committee of Safety recruited only free Blacks. Salem had been sold to Major Lawson Buckminster‚ who freed him. He became one of the Minutemen heroes of the American Revolutionary War. On April 19‚ 1775‚ he fought at Concord‚ Massachusetts. A week later‚ he enlisted in Colonel Nixon’s Fifth Massachusetts Regiment. He served in Captain Drury’s company and fought with Drury at the Battle of Bunker Hill. At dawn on June 17‚ 1775‚ General William Howe ordered fire on the
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limitation is that the man wasn’t actually a part of the scene and might have had a skewed vantage point. OPVL #2 The origin of the document is the official report of Major Pitcairn‚ commander of the advanced British party that first entered Lexington Green‚ to General Gage‚ his commander in Boston. The purpose of the document was to have a report of the event from a primary source. A value to this document is that the author is a primary source and actually at the event. Another value would be
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Every American elementary student is taught the details surrounding the midnight ride of Paul Revere‚ his actions that night are irrefutable. However‚ recently several interpretations as to the motives behind his ride have been brought to light. Many philosophies regarding the subsequent views points of his actions that night have largely come about as either a dismissal of previously held interpretations or as confirmation of the earlier actions of Paul Revere have been diluted. This paper will
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1 Rachel Smith Transcendentalist Essay 7‚ November 2012 Features of Transcendentalism in Avatar Transcendentalism is an American philosophy started in the 1800’s‚ which is still part of modern culture today. Transcendentalism was developed by Immanuel Kant‚ and was based on the idea that‚ in order to comprehend the nature of reality‚ it must first be observed and explored using the method of reasoning. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were fundamental figures in Transcendentalism
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