"GEORGE WASHINGTON 's SECRET SIX The Spy Ring That Saved The American Revolution." Kirkus Reviews 81.19 (2013): 173. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Oct. 2015 The main idea of this site was to explain who exactly George Washington was and how he was related to the American Revolution. George Washington was part of the Secret Six; the Spy Ring that saved the American Revolution. This article showed many authors asserted that the Americans would not have won the Revolutionary War without the Culper Spy Ring. As you skim through the article, you will discover the purpose of the Spy Ring. Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge was Washington’s alternative to develop the spy network. The six spies he enlisted had a huge effect on the result of the war.
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The prisoners stories helped those fighting for the cause of independence and also to define American independence. As you read this article you will learn that the prisoners’ reports appeared in newspapers, broadsides, and individual volumes. The hardship suffered by American prisoners became the struggle of the entire nation as it fought for independence from the ‘savage Britons’. The people who supported the Revolution thought of the prisoners captivity and suffering as a perfect example of the damaged character of the British Government. In the article it states, “There the Americans found ‘nothing but bare cable to lay upon, and that very uneven’. Worse still, the captive crew were ‘almost suffocated with heat’ and pro- vided with ‘nothing but a few rags and a dozen old blankets’.” The main group that was apart of this article was called, the Dalton. The successive moving to different locations of the group Dalton was the outcome of a legal plight that was one of the main problems in the American Revolution. The article helps support the question whether the Americans were justice fighting a war for their independence from England. A quote that explains this well is, “If the British were to treat these captives as prisoners of war, it would be seen as an acknowledgement of the sovereignty and independence of the United States.” In general, there were so many …show more content…
When I read this article I was able to learn about the soldiers behavior in Boston, people who were wounded, circumstances of the Massacre and much more. You will discover the different murderous attacks that happened during the Boston Massacre. The description in this article shows the way the people reacted when the attack occurred. The people would stand guard and hold a stick in their hand as their defense. Once the fight started, the colonists were assaulted and injured. When writing a paper, an important thing to include, would be how it started and how the victims
The prisoners stories helped those fighting for the cause of independence and also to define American independence. As you read this article you will learn that the prisoners’ reports appeared in newspapers, broadsides, and individual volumes. The hardship suffered by American prisoners became the struggle of the entire nation as it fought for independence from the ‘savage Britons’. The people who supported the Revolution thought of the prisoners captivity and suffering as a perfect example of the damaged character of the British Government. In the article it states, “There the Americans found ‘nothing but bare cable to lay upon, and that very uneven’. Worse still, the captive crew were ‘almost suffocated with heat’ and pro- vided with ‘nothing but a few rags and a dozen old blankets’.” The main group that was apart of this article was called, the Dalton. The successive moving to different locations of the group Dalton was the outcome of a legal plight that was one of the main problems in the American Revolution. The article helps support the question whether the Americans were justice fighting a war for their independence from England. A quote that explains this well is, “If the British were to treat these captives as prisoners of war, it would be seen as an acknowledgement of the sovereignty and independence of the United States.” In general, there were so many …show more content…
When I read this article I was able to learn about the soldiers behavior in Boston, people who were wounded, circumstances of the Massacre and much more. You will discover the different murderous attacks that happened during the Boston Massacre. The description in this article shows the way the people reacted when the attack occurred. The people would stand guard and hold a stick in their hand as their defense. Once the fight started, the colonists were assaulted and injured. When writing a paper, an important thing to include, would be how it started and how the victims