Battle of Fort Henry

felt that they must succeed (secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, military alliance or especially a political entity, to be protected from Northern abuse. Soon after the issues appeared between the North and the South, Henry Clay designed a compromise in the early 1850s. However, while President Zachary Taylor was in office, the Compromise of 1850…

The American Revolution was from 1775 to 1783. The battle was fought between Britain and its colonies in America. What led to the Revolution? It began with the Proclamation of 1763, “The Acts” (Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, and the Tea Act) and the Boston Massacre. Also, another factor includes the Boston Tea Party. The British had advantages in population, money, Naval support, and Native American Support. The British disadvantages includes Ireland, the French, and the Whigs. The…

Former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin once said “History shows that there are no invincible armies.” In the 18th century, however, the British rule that spanned nearly a quarter of the Earth’s land, and that was comprised of the largest navy and strongest army at the time would have begged to differ. At the time, it seemed that the British army was destined to control the entire planet. About 5,600 kilometers away, a little colony of The British Empire had enough. Outrageous taxes without any say…

The Life of Henry Knox Henry Knox was born on July 25, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to William and Mary Knox. William, a shipbuilder, soon completed a considerable amount of debt, and in result he fled to the West Indies where eventually he would die in 1759. Henry studied Greek, Latin, arithmetic, and European history at the Boston Latin School until shortly after his twelfth birthday. His family’s need of financial support forced him to become a clerk at the local bookstore. The…

War in 1757, as the French and the British battle for control over the North American colonies. The main character, Nathaniel, battles against the Huron band as they attack a group of British soldiers in the woods as he is one of the last members of a tribe known as the Mohicans. Nathaniel is a brave man, who is full of purpose as he saves two British girls from the attacking tribe. As Nathaniel helps save the girls and return them to Fort William Henry, he exhibits a strong sense of knowledge…

Fort Ticonderoga was built to have great geographical placement. The fort has access to the Hudson River Valley, Canada, Lake Champlain, and Vermont. In 1770 a small militia was formed in order to protect the rights of local land-owners. As tensions began to grow between colonialism and the British, the green Mountain Boys joined the revolutionary cause. On May 10, 1775 while the British were still asleep, and the sun had not risen, the Green Mountain Boys attacked the fort and captured…

end of the Mexican war in 1848, the United States gained an extreme amount of land. The land consisted of what is today California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Texas. The big issue was whether the states would be slave or free. Henry Clay created a plan in 1820 that would be used to decipher the way the land would be split. This was the Missouri Compromise of 1820. It set a line at 36-30 degrees North, which was the lower end of Missouri. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was…

Revolutionary War started. The main reason of this was that New England wanted to break away from England’s government. The British Commander Charles Cornwallis was the one to go to battle at York town against the American commander George Washington. On the way to York town, Cornwallis had to overcome many other battles that he won. In my opinion commander Charles Cornwallis, could easily have been the down fall of the American Revolution with all of his previous expedients and great skill in…

in 1768 close to Chillicothe, Ohio. His father, Puckshinwau was a minor Shawnee war chief. His mother Methotaske was additionally Shawnee. Tecumseh came older throughout the peak of the French and Indian War and in 1774 his father was killed at the Battle of purpose Pleasant throughout Lord Dunmore’s War. This had a long-lasting result on Tecumseh and he vowed to become a soul like his father. As a young person he joined the yankee Indian Confederacy below the leadership of Mohawk Joseph goose.…

anticipated political battles of the century. This election was of the utmost importance as the nation’s new leader would decide the future of the extension of slavery. Lincoln ended up winning the election as a result of a Democratic split of votes despite not receiving any votes from Southern states as many did not even have his name on their ballots. Following the election, South Carolina threatened secession due to Lincoln’s abolitionist policies in addition to later confusion over Fort…