American Revolution spies

The New World a place of death, theft, racism, and injustice, where many had little to no voice and those who dared to speak against the common practices were often punished. Born October 16, 1644, William Penn would be one of the first heroes of American Liberty, having found Pennsylvania where those who resided were allowed to have freedom of conscience and could practice whichever religion they desired. As opposed to other colonies where English newcomers were to follow The Church of…

There were many differences in the evolution of the American character represented in the two settlements. The Virginia settlement was created for financial gain whereas, Massachusetts was created to express religious freedom. Religion was the foundation for Massachusetts as opposed to Virginia, where religion played a minor role in their society. Virginia had a plantation system dependent on unfree labor and Massachusetts’ society was town centered and implemented free labor. The establishment…

In the 13 years leading to the American Revolution the British helped the American colonies gain land from the Native Americans. The American colonies signed an agreement with the British Government to help pay for the debts incurred by the French and Indian War. But the American colonies were taxed more with taxes like the Sugar Act and Currency Act. Which led to protests by the American colonies. Then this led to the American colonies to be taxed even more than before. In conclusion, this war…

When the Pilgrims first landed in America, they started off with the principle of being the “City on a Hill”. William Bradford wanted us to embody this saying, by living strictly by the Bible. Hedonism was not allowed and anyone who strayed from God’s will, would be dealt with severely. However, there was eventually someone who questioned this way of life. This person was Thomas Morton. Thomas Morton was the direct opposite of Bradford. He was a man of secularity and open-mindedness. He visited…

SETTING The setting was based in Colonial Virginia (George Washington and John Parke Custis are the only two people in the story that are from Colonial Virginia). Most Americans talked with a british accent during the revolutionary war. Mainly because a lot of the Americans came from Britain. GEORGE WASHINGTON George Washington did not wear a wig. Even though wigs were fashionable, Washington kept his own hair, which he wore long and tied back in a queue, or ponytail. Washington did,…

Some people might think that being loyal to Britain is much more efficient, but in this case independence has its perks. The first main event that lead up to some colonist wanting to acquire independence was the French and Indian War. Everything after that added to the chaos and also added to King George III disapproval. If independence is fought for and won, there would be political freedom, taxes of England would be repealed, and the colonies would be able to separate and make a new society.…

During the development of American society during the 1700s, the colonists worked closely with their British Government. Their partnership claimed the colonies as an extension of British soil and in turn gave Parliament and the British Monarchy authority over this land. For many years this partnership was a profitable one but as the evolution of American society was happening, another evolution happening in Europe. A movement called the Enlightenment was radically making its way through European…

In the 18th century, growing tension between England and the American colonies led to a desperate need for a solution. America was ready to fight for reconciliation, or in other words, taxation with representation. Paine released his work Common Sense to convince America to change their cause from reconciliation to independence. In this pamphlet, Paine utilizes, word choice, capitalization, and a problem-solution structure to contribute to his overall purpose of convincing America to go to war…

troops to enforce British power. The feeling of being greatly controlled and abused by an army lead to people quickly taunting the troops on the streets. On March 5, 1770, a revolt against the troops created a patriotic movement that made the American Revolution inevitable. In an effort to control a crowd of angry colonists, a couple of troops lost control and killed some unarmed civilians on the streets. This event was known as the Boston Massacre. When word began to spread, the idea of…

the American colonists and England came to blows over America’s acts of civil disobedience in the Revolutionary War. Of course as most people know America won the War and won independence. Civil Disobedience is written into the Constitution. The First Amendment gives Americans the right to assemble and the right to free speech, meaning Americans have the right to speak out against tyranny within the government and they have the right to protest the tyranny. The Second Amendment gives Americans…