By launching a surprise attack on Britain and winning, they could take their supplies and a lot of their soldiers. The battle of Trenton was fought towards the…
This affected the colonists because it was a major naval win.…
Five, four, three, two, one! The shot clock runs out as Grand View women’s guard Jaci Stumpf shoots the ball for a three-point shot and drains it! The Vikings found out as they stepped on the court for warm-ups that the Eagle’s star post Luci Sarcone was unable to play due to an injury. Both teams were physical and the referees were letting the ladies play their game.…
When France heard that the colonist was waging war against the British Crown they wanted in on behalf of revenge for the lands they lost from the “7 Years War” so the French sent a fleet…
This made England more powerful, and led the rest of the countries to dislike them, creating a bad relationship, and causing…
All these actions would create the foundation for the European civilisation that arose during the Middle Ages. The Vikings were Scandinavian pirates and warriors, notorious for being barbaric and unchristian. They lived during the so-called Viking Age in 700-1100. During this time they infamously raided, conquered and looted many European countries, including; England, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Russia, Scotland and Spain.…
The French alliance was one of the main causes for why the Americans were able to win the war. The naval ships the French used to trap the British in Yorktown were the turning point of the battle and war because it disabled the British from resupplying ammo and toops. 5,000 French troops helped overpower and take over…
The Anglo-Saxons are a very prideful tribe that takes honor in everything they do. They basic theory in early history says that the more land you own the more have the more powerful you are. In this novel the Danes portray a Viking role. They believe that it is their sole goal and destiny to imperialize all of England. With each area that they overturn they gain resources, and hostages.…
During the 18th century the British military was seen as the World’s greatest superpower. Britain seemed to continually gain moment over the century, achieving many victories against other superpowers of the time, such as France and Spain. The British maintained dominating military might through their naval supremacy and a professionally trained army of more than 50,000 soldiers. Their navy was not only the best in terms of quality, but quantity as well, with 131 naval warships alone.…
Even though Britain had the most powerful navy in the world, we were not absolutely defenseless. The French and Indian War however, did leave 140 million pounds of war debt. Britain responded by passing Stamp and Sugar Act in 1764 and…
Britain had some of the best weapons, and was excellently trained for war. Even though Britain was in debt from each battle, they lived safely and securely. In fact, more than a third of the colonists living in America were still very loyal to Britain. The Americans were far more unstable than the British were and their states were not yet unified. The American army was badly supported, supplied, trained and paid.…
That said, America would not have survived without France. In addition,The British had disadvantages. How far they had to go was a major problem, most soldiers and supplies were shipped across the ocean. The British faced their biggest problems whenever they had to operate away from the port cities, the Americans had sources of manpower and food, they were also more familiar with their land and surroundings. That also meant that British ocean travel communications were about 2 months past due, British generals receive their orders from London that the military situation had…
They had many extraordinary victories. Some of their victories were aided by the fact that Britain was fighting two wars at one time and could only use half of their navy to fight the Americans Surprisingly, America’s navy all but decimated the half of Britain’s navy that they were fighting in the first months of the war. Even Britain’s army and parliament were surprised by America’s resistance. Britain had underestimated America again. Americans continued their success until, eventually they regained the Great Lakes and the surrounding areas back from Britain.…
According to the work The Anglo-Saxon Chronical the first, recorded, year the Vikings actually started attacking settlements,…
Aliyeva Fidan F HIST 200 – Ancient and Medieval History Section A Draft Essay 2 9.11.2015 To What Extent Do the Vikings Deserve Their Reputation for Violence and Destruction? The Vikings- Almost everyone claims to know something about them, but how well do they know them?…