American Revolution spies

The word “freedom” is relative to the perspective of the individual who endures it. As opposition to the British crown grew amongst the American colonists, the need for a formal decree asserting their separation was imperative. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and after revisions from his fellow peers, Congress adopted the document in the same year on July 4th in Philadelphia. While much of the document elaborates on concepts such as indpendence and civil…

In Simpson’s The Impossibility of Republican Freedom, he attacks Philip Pettit’s accounts of republican freedom. He raised two examples explicating that the impossibility of republican freedom. In this paper, I will go through Pettit’s account of republican freedom, and Simpson’s master-slave example. Also, I will focus on Simpson’s views: “Just by living among other people, one exposes oneself to the risk of confederacy. When that risk is present, one is dominated” (p.34). I will argue against…

of political struggles and man-made doctrines”. Puritanism was the attempt to “purify” the Church of England by eliminating the “traditional trappings and formalities” (Kizer). In The Handmaid’s Tale, Gilead was created as an attempt to simplify American society. Those who overthrew the government created a simple society that contained just the basic necessities because they believed it would be both better and safer that way. “They seem undressed. It has taken so little time to…

John Dalton was an English chemist, physicst and meterologist. Might be familiar with "Daltons Law of Partial Pressures" which is a law still used today, or "Daltonism" also reffered to as color blindness. Dalton was born in Eaglesfield, England on September 6th, 1766. He lived a great life until his death on July 27, 1844 as he died of a stroke in Manchester, England. John Dalton was born into a strong Quaker family (family thats known as "Religious society of friends". John had 2 survivng…

Micah Reigstad Professor: Douglas Pierce History 0222-21 6 October 2017 Social Contract Book Review The Social Contract was written by the Swiss born Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) and the first publication of the book was in the year of 1762 in the French language. In 1968, Maurice Cranston translated the book in English and the book has around 190 pages in Penguin Classics edition. In this non-fiction book, Rousseau tried his very best to theorize the most superior way possible to make a…

What was the catalyst of the American Revolution? A person? An event? An action? It can be said that there was an American Revolution because of this unexpected bloodshed known as the Boston Massacre or the longstanding war known as the French and Indian War, however the paramount catalyst of this revolution really depends on the point of view the story is told from. The Boston Massacre may have sparked the series of events that instigated this insurgency, but the real instigators were the…

What I learned from this unit is that Washington became known during the French and Indian war. George Washington did not take the time to find out what the French wanted before the battle begin and this was his first taste of battle during this battle many French tried to flee but they were quickly stopped by Washington’s Indian allies and later surrendered. The Indian half king killed and scalped the dead and injured witch Washington did not know this caused war to spread around the world. In…

He was a well known man for being in the Boston massacre. He was born into slavery and one of the first men to die for the American Revolution. He was a fugitive slave who escaped from his master and worked for about twenty years as a seaman merchant. “Attucks is the only one who became widely known, and he became the first hero of the American Revolution.” Crispus was six foot two inches and had short curly hair, and wore a light bear skin coat. The owner of Crispus offered a reward of…

Thomas Paine in the book American Crisis claims that america needs to continue the difficult fight against britain for independence. Paine supports his claim by utilizing personification, rhetorical questions, appeals to ethos through the bible and the audience's fears. The audiences purpose is to convince the american people to continue the fight in order to gain independence from great britain. The author writes in a serious tone for the american citizens hesitant to if the war is worth the…

never-ending. After inspiration from enlightenment writers like Locke who wrote things such as, “if a ruler seeks absolute power...we have the right and duty to kill [him].” The confidence in such bold writings inspired the very beginnings of the American revolution such as the Declaration of…