American Revolution spies

advantage when necessary. Although this utilization often brought up criticism against him, it is clear that his choices for alliances were very calculated and were discontinued when the relationship was no longer advantageous as seen in the Franco-American alliance. Although some people, like Benjamin Franklin ache, believed Washington´s diplomatic involvement with Britain made him a traitor, historians, like Ellis, have since acknowledged that his policies were beneficial to the United…

The Designs of Georgian Tea Caddies This essay provides a brief introduction to the history of the arrival of tea into England and the subsequent development of the use and design of tea caddies during the Georgian and Regency periods. The essay concludes with the examination of the designs of two Georgian tea caddies. Introduction of Tea into England Catherine of Braganza, the Portuguese wife of King Charles II, introduced tea drinking to the English Royal Court in 1662…

verbalize the morale of many Americans for the revolutionary years to come, “Give me liberty or give me death”. The odds were stacked against the Americans, but the determination to rid themselves of a tyrannical leach pushed them through to victory. The colonists managed to turn the tide in the war with the British and secure their homeland because of the morale garnered by political unrest, the diplomatic success with France, and the exceptional leadership by American generals. Political…

*Note: South Africa is the only country I have not yet written about. England History shows that King Henry II played a critical role in establishing the foundation of England’s judiciary (Terrill, 2013). Having the support of the people and combining his new ideas with past ones, he successfully restructured the system (Terrill, 2013). Because the people wanted the king to be a deciding factor of judicial cases, Henry created three courts. 1. Court of Exchequer: determines issues between…

The American Revolution was a war between Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. Before tension arose between the colonies and Britain, the colonists were very privileged. The colonies were Britain’s source for two thirds of their money which made them valuable. For this reason, the colonies were subjected to little taxes compared to the amount of taxes paid by the people who lived in Britain. After the Seven Year War, problems arose between Britain and the colonies. The amount of money Great…

A chain of a multitude of back to back events all contributed to the initiation of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. All of which included social, religious, economic, and political factors. There’s no one event that can be recognized as the commencement of the revolution. It all began from a controversy and difference in opinion over the way in which Great Britain treated the colonies as opposed to the way colonies thought they should be treated. Right after England established…

doesn’t support. We as Americans can shape the future and our children’s future by participating in the democratic process. We can weed out the bad elected officials by withdrawing our support and elect those officials whose talking points are a more direct reflection of the values that we want and that we think are important to our children’s future. How do we do this? We vote! It is what I consider one of the most important rights and responsibilities that we have as Americans and the one…

Thomas Paine spread his thoughts and ideas on American independence in his pamphlet, “Common Sense,” which advocated the independence of the American colonies from Britain and had a great influence to those living in America surrounding the time of 1776. Paine grew up as a son of an English Quaker, and was an apprentice of his father’s in his earlier years, but by 1774 Paine was in America supporting the separation between the colonies and Britain as he became the political philosopher and…

Persuasion is the influential action or actions to change an individual or a group’s state of mind or view on a specific subject. Life in England in the 1590’s was changing as the movement called Humanism was emerging and changing the way the people perceive their own life. The spreading change consumed the country and affected the audience of William Shakespeare as his viewers’ morals and views begin to twist and warp as the influence of the movement gulfs their minds under its sea of…

Throughout the article, “Haiti Should Relinquish its Sovereignty,” Richard Albert talks about how Haiti has failed to build the democracy that they once dreamed about for their new era of constitutionalism. Albert, also mentions that it is only because of the “military ruling, a legacy of colonial devastation, natural disasters and two coups—one engineered by the United States,” that Haiti has not been able to accomplish their goals. Based on the world’s history, Albert’s article, mentions…