The Culper Ring‚ the American spy network that provided George Washington with intelligence about the British in the New York area‚ was so shrouded in secrecy that there are still unanswered questions about how they operated. Initially‚ George Washington had appointed General Charles Scott in charge of intelligence. After several of the General’s men were captured and executed‚ (Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation‚ 2014) George Washington appointed Major Benjamin Tallmadge as Director of Military Intelligence
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Styles of the 18th century‚ reflected the increasing European trade with the Far East. Specific clothing were men’s dressing gowns and the mantua-cut for women’s dresses. Some of the textiles were oriental silk‚ brocades‚ damasks‚ and Indian Chintz‚ Calico‚ and muslin fabrics. The last quarter of the century‚ English styles for both men and women had an impact on Parisian fashion. As seen on vogue for simpler styles were women’s clothes were redingotes‚ a coat-dress that came from English men’s riding
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was widely witnessed mostly in the 18th century. This consisted of many social and economical changes which have created the London we see today. I will be using the famous and well known “Somerset House” as an example showing these changes. Phil Pauley- Somerset House Sir William Chambers was a well known architect during the 18th century. In 1749 he studied architecture‚ first in Paris with the influential architectural theorist Jacques-François Blondel and then in Rome. Returning to England in
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Routes First Great Awakening George Whitefield Jonathon Edwards John Peter Zenger John Trumbull / Charles Peale Paxton Revolt Regulator Protests Phyllis Wheatley Essay Area: Be able to discuss American colonial society as it existed in 1750 in terms of: 1. social structure 2. ethnic background 3. religion 4. education Chapter 6: William Pitt Treaty of Paris 1763 Pontiac’s Rebellion Proclamation of 1763 Samuel de Champlain Albany Congress 1754 Battle of Quebec Battle of
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Sybil’s story. He was a member of the New York Assembly in the 1770’s and 1780’s and also the Revolutionary Committee of Safety serving as a Justice of Peace until he was appointed to a militia captain. His command region lay along a commonly used British Route and supporters of the Revolution often abused British soldiers and loyalists. On April 25‚ 1777‚ British General Tyron and his regime arrived at Fairfield‚ Connecticut before camping out in the city of Weston and then continuing on to Danbury
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urban.” This monumental change evoked in England during the 18th and 19th centuries. Facts presented in cove.k12.or.us‚ state that‚ “The British town of Manchester numbered 17‚000 people in the 1750s. Within a few years‚ it exploded into a center of the textile industry. Its population soared to 40‚000 by 1780 and 70‚000 by 1801.” This humongous increase in population was one of several social impacts compelled by The Industrial
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The major changes during the struggle for independence and years after gave a “period of revolutionary significance” (Jones‚ 1995‚ p. 58). However‚ the American Revolution was not the same as the French Revolution of 1789 or the Russian Revolution of 1917 as it had no major changes in economic or reorganisation of the government. The Americans fought not to seek to establish a radical new social order but it was the first successful war of national independence in the modern period in which it ended
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The span of years from 1750 to 1776 were some of the most important years in American history. Up until the eve of the revolution‚ the British were still very involved in American lifestyle and there was no unity among the colonies. However‚ as the eve of revolution neared and harsh acts‚ salutary neglect‚ and lack of representation was implied on the colonies by their mother country England‚ America built a great sense of unity and a sense of identity as a country. The American colonies were
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The Code of Hammurabi Hammurabi‚ the ruler of the Mesopotamian Empire and creator of the 282 laws in the Code of Hammurabi‚ was born in 1792 BC (Horne 1). During his reign from 1795 to 1750 BC‚ King Hammurabi formed the earliest set of laws that the Babylonian citizens abided by (Horne 1). He strongly believed in enforcing law and order‚ with hopes of creating a justice system‚ all the while taking into account of the social and business circumstances of the citizens (Horne 3). The codes were
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part of this civilization. The Mesopotamia began in 5000 until its fall in 1000 B.C.E. Some of its city-states are Babylon‚ Sumer‚ and the Assyrians. In the city that ruled a huge portion of Mesopotamia‚ Babylon was under the rule of Hummarabi (r.1792-1750 BCE). Before his rise as the king‚ Hammurabi utilized the cultural traditions and political organization of the Sumerians. By using those standards he expanded and controlled his empire.he is famous for the code of laws‚ Code of Hammurabi is what
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