British Antarctic Territory

One part of the book that I read and took a liking to was about a woman named Mammy Kate. She was a slave who traveled 50 miles to rescue her master, a Patriot. Mammy went to the British fort and asked to work as a washerwoman. Using her skills, she smuggled her master out in a laundry basket (that she balanced on her head by the way), saving him from his execution of death. In return for her job, she was given her freedom and then…

Revolutionary War, most Americans doubted America’s ability to defeat the British. Although the British held various strengths over the Patriots, America had several key advantages over the British. When the British arrived to fight, they underestimated the resilience, political and military leadership, and strategic capacity of the Patriots. Eventually America triumphed in the Revolutionary War, emerging successful against the daunting British regime. The Patriots secured an honorable victory…

that they could grow and expand their military. The natural resources could also elsewhere. Factories could produce more goods with more resources. Some countries used the people as workers to make goods. Most countries also fully controlled the territories they held and the people had no say in government. Many countries wanted to grow the size of themselves. This growth in size also meant a growth of power. Even President William Mckinley believed that America should take over the Philippines.…

American colonists by the British government. The Stamp Act, that appointed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British domain was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) and looking to its North American colonies as an acquirement source. The Stamp Act of 1765 was very grim towards colonist’s families. The Act put many families in debt and made them very barbaric. Many colonists had many questions and concerns about the new act the British…

Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was a war for freedom, the British and the colonists were feuding over taxes and the acts which made taxes.But what are the key causes of the American Revolution.The key causes could be Taxation Without Representation, the 1st and 2nd continental congress meeting, and the Signing of the Declaration of Independence.These key details that led up to the American Revolution made America what it is today. Taxation Without Representation is…

The French and Indian War marked a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain, with changes such as increased British control and anti-British sentiment in the colonies, but also continuities such as loyalty to Britain that remained largely untouched by the war. The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act helped pay for war debt, the Passage of Proclamation 1763 prevented movement across the Appalachians, which presented a problem, and the Albany Plan of Union which was used to centralize…

We’re All Australian Now by Banjo Patterson discusses how Australia united after rallying against a common enemy during war and was written to encourage Australians fighting abroad during World War One in 1915. The theme of this poem is to show the pride that Australians felt during WWI while they were proving that they were an individual country that could fight for themselves. This poem also shows how Australia united as a country instead of being just separate states that had their own…

The British military began focusing their efforts southward in America. The new commander of the British army in America was General Sir Henry Clinton. There was less Loyalists in the south than originally thought by General Sir Henry Clinton. The British efforts forced some undecided colonists the support and join the Patriots. The British and Loyalist soldiers acted harshly and allowed some Loyalists to switch and support the Patriots as well. In November of 1778, the British attacked…

The Stamp Act was an act imposed by Great Britain to demand tax on the British America colonists. The British need the tax to pay for their troops. But the colonists felt upset about the Stamp Act mainly because they considered it a violation without their consent; and it threatened their liberty. The Stamp Act was a burden for all of the British America colonists. All the British America colonists felt that they do not need to follow their country anymore, and it is time to fight for…

close attention, and knew what to do. Also he wasn’t dumb, he knew what he had to do and did it with no questions asked.(At least that’s all I know) Perry was a good leader because not only was he an American naval commander, but he destroyed the British at the Battle of Lake Erie. During the war against Britain, Perry supervised the building of a fleet at Erie, Pennsylvania. He earned the title “Hero of Lake Erie” for leading American forces in a decisive naval victory at the Battle of Lake…