He juked a defender, bounced to the outside and returned the ball back to the other end-zone for a touchdown! The Panthers have an early lead on the Giants already. The next play, the Newark Panthers kicked it off to the Giants. They decided to kneel the ball, which started their drive at the twenty yard line. When the defense came onto the field, the New York Giants dominated the field with catch after catch, and run after run.…
In 1732, there was a charter made by King George II. This charter was the colony of Georgia, named after him. King George sent over James Oglethorpe and 50 families. A lot of people wonder, “Was the colony of Georgia a success or failure?” The charter of 1732 was a failure.…
By the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, Britain was largely in debt, provoking them to balance their funds by taxing the colonists to raise revenue as well as limiting the colonists to reduce expenses. This caused an uproar in the colonies, sparking a sense of American nationalism and promoting cooperation between them. After the war, the blissful period of Salutary Neglect came to an end which angered the colonists since laws were now being more strictly enforced, and Britain became more involved in its economic and political affairs. The British thought the colonies were “more indispensable” especially if there would be a “vast increase in territory and population” (Doc F).…
Everywhere I go I see bloody feet and men doing everything they can to try and not get sick and some of them even trying to stay alive. This hard war was in Valley forge 18 miles northwest of philadelphia in 1777. The soldiers are struggling because they don't have what they need and that makes most soldiers not want to reenlist because of the conditions. Would you have reenlisted and done more time in these terrible conditions? I chose to go home because of the harsh conditions, lack of supplies, and because of all the deaths and illnesses.…
To be part of an ideology, to be something that would become influential for centuries come, would you go as far to lose an eye, a limb, or even your life for independence? A lot has happened since the summer of 1775. A new charismatic leader named General George Washington held us by the hand and promised us he'd take them to the path of victory. However, that path seemed farther than we thought it would've been. It has gotten tiring, not even two years came by and a large number of soldiers dropped, those of us who stayed don't know what's coming for us, another battle, a battle with Valley Forge.…
On May 9th, 1846 mexican soldiers fired upon americans north of the Rio Grande. Texas was once part of mexico but was annexed in 1845. The fight was over the border that was made to divide Mexico and Texas. When president James K. Polk sent troops into the disputed area then that was what started this war. America was not right to got to war because U.S.A was robbing the land, Polk provoked the war, and slavery will expand.…
The British soldiers were the aggressors because they terrified the Patriot by antagonizing them, terrifying innocent people, and killing the ones that were not armed. It displays how the british had no mercy for the Patriots. The British did what was necessary to make sure that they got what they came here to do. The Patriots also did some cruel actions towards the British. Everything that the British and Patriots had done, the British did far more worse force than the Patriots.…
Burns, Sydney Ch. 4 PW BPQ#3- The religious and cultural traditions discussed in chapter four were the concept of “capacity for improvement” (page 170), which was a large belief in Confucianism, the Daoist belief in “limited government” (page 173), and the Buddhist belief that “individuals had to take responsibility for their own spiritual development.” (page 178). These religions were appealing to lower and middle classes, as they finally were able to move up the hierarchal ladder with hard work.…
Settling in Charles Town If an explorer found open land without hostile native tribes then he would be as happy as a clam at high tide! Back then many countries wanted to claim and create settlements in new land. Settlers wanted to settle in Charles Town but it was very difficult, many died, but after a lot of hard work Charles Town was settled. Charles Town was difficult to settle because of three things geography, resources, and disease.…
Why was it hard to move to Charles Town? Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon led approximately 600 settlers in an attempt to establish a settlement in the area Gordillo explored earlier. Unfavorable weather, sickness, low food supplies, and hostility from the natives hampered the settlement from the beginning. Near present day Beaufort along Port Royal Sound, a failed settlement attempt by the French took place in 1562 when Jean Ribault led a group of French Huguenots in search of religious freedom. The Spanish tried several more times to establish a permanent settlement but no avail.…
Valley Forge: Would you have quit? Valley forge was a hard time for The soldiers it was cold, They didn't have shoes or clothes they were even running low on supplies. george Washington tried to help as much as possible, but it was hard for him too. the battle of valley forge took place 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia.…
North or South:Who Killed Reconstruction Reconstruction was a time of despair and also a time of hope. At the end of the Civil War, the total amount of soldier casualties were at approximately 620,000 deceased. The slaves were freed. The North and South were reunited. Reconstruction was a plan to rebuild the South, although the plan was a failure and was discontinued in 1877.…
` The United States was on the verge of destruction starting from 1968 when Richard Nixon became president till 1974 when he resigned. American antiwar protests and economic decline were the least of the miseries; the Vietnam War and its threat of worldwide communism terrified Americans, people looked to their president and his administration to solve all of the looming dilemmas. The previous presidents left Nixon with a jumble of international problems. Starting with Truman, Americans were invested into the fight against communism, defending South Vietnam from their Northern communist counterparts, going into the Cold War to beat the USSR and refusing the acknowledge The People’s Republic of China as modern day China, through Nixon communism…
As Elisha began the drive he found a new confidence, and knew he could do this. He took snap, stepped back, passed to open receiver, he caught it for fifteen yards. He took the giants down the field and handed it off to his running back for the touchdown and the giants won the…
In my life, nothing has taught me more about life than the game of baseball. When you play a game that is about winning and losing since early childhood, you will be able to handle the winning and losing of life a lot easier. Losing always make players dream of what it would be like to win a championship and be the best at there game. I experienced the ups and down’s of this game all to well, and wouldn’t be that person I am today without it.…