William Pitt greatly aided the success of the Seven Year's War. Though he was not cut out for a life in politics, he had an amazing capacity for war strategy. Pitt was confident enough to state, “I am sure I can save this country, and nobody else can.” Pitt started by selecting the best generals and admirals. Pitt strengthened British fleets and blocked French ports including their ports in the West Indies and Africa.…
In the battle there were leaders to command the colonists and british in the war. The leaders played an important role in the war. They had to command and instruct their soldiers what to do. The leader for the british was Sir William Howe.…
Throughout history every war has a name when the Commander and Chief decide to engage in a war. On 28th September 1781 the battle of Yorktown is also known as the Siege of Yorktown as historians called the war begin. The battle of Yorktown was the last big war of the American Revolution War. The major point of this paper will be on how the Continental army joins forces with the French army. Who commanded the British soldiers and who commanded the combined arms of the French and American soldiers?…
King Philips War was the last Native American attempt to push off the invading whites from America. Their efforts were left in vain; however, it did inflate the most destruction on a white population in American history. The Native Americans problems and reasons for getting rid of the colonists were based from the lack of land, since more settlers kept pouring into their region, and competition for resources needed for survival. Nevertheless, the biggest problem, and what I believe became the ultimate reason for the war, was the Puritans earnest attempt to convert Native Americans into Christianity. New England established 14 praying towns where Native Americans could live, but under certain stipulations, they had to become essentially English.…
Prior to the War of 1812, Britain had not been seriously defeated in battle except by the American colonies. These free American colonies, now states, dared to conduct trade in the world as if they were an actual nation. This stung British pride. Not only did they have to deal with the fact that they got beat by a much smaller, much less trained America, they now had to see this nation prospering, conducting trade, and establishing itself. Unable to find validation or funds to try and conquer America again, the British used their dominant position on the high seas to intimidate America.…
In a war that should have ended by the more powerful government of Britain, the Americans came out on top to win the American Revolutionary War. Two of the main reasons for this win was the both Britain and America’s attitudes towards the war. For Britain they had two options for ending the war, either by force or compromise and they chose to do the latter. As with other rebellions, such as the British Irish, they did not use enough force to end the rebellion as was needed.…
The American Colonies started showing signs of strain in the early 1700’s. Until then, England was mainly focused on civil conflicts and an ongoing war with France. This allowed the American colonies to carry out their trade with little help or interference. As a result, the colonists developed a sense of independence. When England started taking actions that suggested that the colonists did not have the same right as British citizens, the American Colonists began to question the authority of their mother country.…
The king kept the an army in the the colonies after the Seven year war without consent of the colonial legislatures. He forced them to do things without them actually being fully aware of why they were doing it. The king also rejected laws for example, he rejected the North Carolina law on setting up on court. Everything that colonist were forced to do was because the royal government had claimed all the power. The king had colonies house british troop that were stationed in America.…
In order for their soldiers to receive a decision from Parliament or their king, they had to travel back to their motherland, taking anywhere from 2 to 4 months, Americans were gaining more of an advantage than ever. Britain eventually realized that due to a lack of planning that they didn’t have enough people to occupy all 13 colonies; they were stretched too thin. As they were awaiting their decisions, Britain decided to win the hearts and minds of the southern army. If they won the south they would have a stronger chance of ending the rebellion and restoring America. To gain support Britain promised slaves the chance to gain their freedom if, and only if, they joined the war as loyalists.…
Pitt is happy that the colonies rebelled against the Stamp Act because he thinks the rebellion was justified. He sympathizes with the colonies because the colonies are expressing their discontent towards an unjust taxation. Without a doubt, Pitt believes that England is sovereign over all its lands which includes the colonies, but he makes the distinction that the people in the colonies are not slaves and should not be treated as such. America brought great prosperity towards England and with that, England owes America its protection, not taxation. In regards of power, Pitt states that America is no match for Great Britain; England can turn America into dust.…
The main factor that contributed to the Patriot’s victory in the War was their strong leadership, both political and military. Military leaders such as George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion all aided the Patriots in their battle for victory, while John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin aided the political unit. The most fundamental contribution to the war was George Washington’s brilliant strategies. Although Washington had little practical experience in managing conventional armies, he proved to be a resilient leader and a capable general.…
This war had marked the first global conflict within history that has not only changed the economic power between countries but had also influenced the start of future wars to take place. As displayed throughout this essay, it has shown how the outcome of this war had changed the economic status of various nations at both a local and international level and the countless efforts made by the British to reassert authority among the colonies. While some of these empires had benefitted greatly, others had suffered from the ramifications of the war. During the fight between the English and British, new rulings had been enforced upon the colonists that contributed to the beginnings of colonial resistance. As an outcome of this war, this had further led to the creation of other laws that had prevented the colonists from their rights and liberties that they had formed early on within each colony.…
Throughout the course of American history, the cause of the Revolutionary war has been highly debated. Although the Americans blame the war on the British, and the need for independence, British historians have focused blame on the american colonists. The specific causes, and the importance of each cause have varied between historians. Although some blame the legislation of the British, other historians find west ward expansion to be the leading cause. During the evolution study of the Revolutionary War, ways of thinking have changed from the loyalists, whigs, progressives, imperial school, and most recently the neo-whigs.…
"The Name Of War" - Jill Lepore In the developments in the book, Lepore clearly states that “King Phillip’s War was the defining moment” in early American history. What she means is that the war was mainly fought on the basis of the need to maintain cultural identity. The Native Americans fought hard to ensure that they kept their Indian ways of lives while the English colonialists also wanted to introduce their new ways of lives and make allies with the Indians. The English colonist majorly developed their American identity before and after the wars through triangulating between their English cultural modes of living and the Indian experiences.…
Wyatt’s rebellion posed a threat to Tudor governance but it was not aimed at deposing Mary and thus posed Mary’s hold on the throne less of a threat. Richards suggests that Wyatt 's rebellion posed a serious threat to Mary. She argues that by virtue of the numbers involved, Wyatt was set to march on and challenge London, the hub of Tudor power. However, Guy has a different view. He points out that Wyatt was isolated with the other uprisings failing to materialise and also was stopped by the Londoners.…