American Revolutionary War

Abstract Benedict Arnold was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a very successful warrior, with winning 11 battles, eight of which were with the Continental Army (Wikipedia). Benedict Arnold was awarded the Boot Monument, which commemorates Arnold’s service at the Battles of Saratoga. Benedict Arnold was a traitor in the Revolutionary War. Early Life Benedict Arnold was born January 14, 1741(Wikipedia). He was the son of Benedict Arnold Sr. and Hannah Arnold. He had five siblings,…

James Armistead Erin Baker Revolutionary War Biography 5th Grade Literacy May 11, 2017 How many people can say that they were a spy that didn’t get caught? James Armistead can. He was such an amazing spy and helper for the Patriots. He prevented many British messages from being sent. His early life, adult life and contribution to the Revolutionary War is a great example to everyone, and shows how much he really cared. James Armistead’s early life was very harsh for a…

American Revolution started in April 19, 1775. There were many reason on why the American Revolution occurred. But the main reason why the Revolutionary War happened was because the king of Britain began taxing the colonists. But there were other reasons why the revolution occurred. There was the Boston Tea Party in 1773 when colonists dressed as American Indians threw million dollars of worth of tea into the sea. There was the Intolerable Act. The intolerable act had five acts. There was the…

and a new baby of her own behind British lines” . Rachel Revere, not unlike the other wives of the American Revolution, is the supporting structure to the fame and notoriety of her husband’s ride. His acts as a Patriot were both impressive and influential, but it was his—and other men of the time’s—absence that had the greatest affect on the role that women had in the outbreak of the Revolutionary…

The colonists had learned to unite against their enemies. Before the war, the colonies had almost no sense of community with other colonies and a very explanatory mutual distrust. But now they saw they could be united against their enemy Great Britain. The Revolutionary War eventually resulted from the constant disagreements between the British and the American colonies. Overtaxed goods brought more money to Great Britain to make the mother country wealthy and not necessarily for the welfare…

The French and Indian War between Great Britain, France and Spain had a large impact on the colonial-Britain relationship. The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the war leaving Great Britain with new territory to expand their claims. Moreover, the expenses of the war left them with an immense amount of debt. In relation to the colonies the effect of the French and Indian War was damaging. Great Britain mistreated the colonies by heavily taxing them and imposing unfair acts in order to relieve their…

Change in the role of Women during revolutionary war // Women 's Lives in the American Revolutionary Era (before, during and after)------change this theme Examples of women role b4 RW Before the Revolutionary war, women’s role and rights were strongly inferior to men. Men hold all the power to make decisions, however married women lack of legal rights. The law strongly disagreed to recognize that the women’s rights in every aspects, such as political and economics in the eighteenth century.…

In the Patriot, Benjamin Martin says “I have done nothing. And for that I am ashamed.” He was explaining how he feels guilty about how he did not do anything to help the American cause earlier in the war. He was being portrayed as one of the men for the American cause in The Patriot. With the exception of economically, the Patriot was overall socially and militarily shown well. Throughout the whole movie, the social part of the South was shown generally good. The taverns “Were meeting places for…

During the American Revolutionary War which was fought principally in the American colonies from 1775 to 1783, there were many factors which contributed to the blooming American nation’s ability to be victorious over the British and gain independence. Some of these numerous factors include the distance between America and Great Britain, the formal and informal Franco-American Alliance, and Britain’s reluctance to fight an expensive war versus America’s intense desire for freedom and dedication…

American Neoclassical painter, John Trumbull was commissioned in 1820 to paint, “Surrender of Lord Cornwallis.” This is one of the two paintings on this subject matter. The painting was placed in 1826. One of the first things you notice are the black clouds of smoke concluding the final campaign, which drove the surrender of the British at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781 after eight years of war; thereby, ending the Revolutionary War making America a free and independent nation. Cornwallis was…