Declaration of Independence in 1776 was to give the other countries of the world the reasons the colonists had for their war with England. The Revolutionary War already started and many major battles had been fought. The colonists were trying to not have any connections with England and had already gotten rid of most of the major connections. They also started to make their own country by establishing a congress‚ their own currency‚ an army‚ and a post office. In 1776 Congress decided they should
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on their success‚ without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper. Based on extensive research in both American and British archives‚ 1776 is a powerful drama written with extraordinary narrative vitality. It is the story of Americans in the ranks‚ men of every shape‚ size‚ and color‚ farmers‚ schoolteachers‚ shoemakers‚ no-accounts‚ and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story
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Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar. Events[edit] January 10: Common Sense published January–February[edit] January 1 – American Revolutionary War: Burning of Norfolk: The town of Norfolk‚ Virginia‚ is destroyed by the combined actions of the British Royal Navy and occupying Patriot forces. January 10 – American Revolution: The radical
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The conflicts between liberty and equality in America have ranged between minor disagreements to full-out war. The most obvious contingent in the struggle between liberty and equality is slavery‚ but there was also friction in the women’s suffrage movement and various other attempts to provide equal rights under the law. While slavery in the United States always had its opponents‚ it wasn’t until 1787 that these detractors started to cause real obstacles for slave owners. During the Philadelphia
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1776 by David McCullough Characterization: George Washington: Washington was 43 year old when he was appointed by the Continental Congress to be Commander-in-Chief of the American army. He had almost no formal schooling‚ and was a self-educated man. He was a brave man who was totally dedicated to America‚ the country he loved. He was strong and rarely showed his discouragement or despair‚ even though he suffered greatly through the course of the American Revolution. After seeing Washington
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statue of liberty is among one of America’s most valued and iconic artifacts. It is located in the state of New York. Standing on Ellis Island‚ it is one of the amazing eight wonders of the world‚ thanks to France. In this paper‚ one will find a brief summary of The Statue of Liberty‚ background on The Statue of Liberty‚ and interesting facts regarding The Statue of Liberty. All will work together to give one a better understanding of the value of The Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty was a gift
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Abraham Lincoln once stated that "It has long been recognized that the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a bad thing ‚ but to the abuse of a good thing.” Alcohol is exactly that which can be good for one but the poison for another ‚ particularly ‚ good for adults but bad for adolescent . Our position is that this protective and sensible law should remain until we as Americans can come up with the best way to handle underage drinking. This position is based upon sound science that demonstrates
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Since the 1780s‚ Americans and other countries have always wanted two things: power and money. Trade and military affiliations were the most common way to get both of those things. There could have been many ways to get those two important things. America didn’t have to go across the seas to make a lot of their money. There is quite a bit of foreign U.S military operations going on. Along with a hundred to nine hundred ninety nine million dollars with trade. Staying within the country does make money
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The book 1776 written by David McCullough outlines how George Washington as commander of the American army come to defeat in the unpleasant and robust year of 1776. George Washington had led an army of Americans from roots that stemmed ubiquitously throughout‚ for whom most of which had no training and experience on the battleground. As the year was coming to the end George understood the real power of the British‚ who had chased him from New York when George was about to cross the Delaware River
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story behind the Statue of Liberty is that it was a gift from French people to the United State in honor of the Centennial of American Independence in 1886. “It was designated as an American National Monument in 1924” (Hugo‚ V‚ 2013). It was designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi‚ who got the idea about the design of Liberty while he was on a visit to U.S. He got a creative thought in designing the statue which will represent freedom all over the world. Also‚ the Liberty welcomes many immigrants for
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