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Wendy Martin’s article titled “Women and the American Revolution,” presents the lives of women during the revolution in America and the challenges they encountered. In the article, women are evidenced to experience tough moments that altered their lives emotionally and socially. As men engaged in combat, women adopted male dominated jobs, such as taking care of farms and working in factories. In addition, some women pursued roles in military operations in conjunction with men. Wendy argues that…

“liberty, sovereignty, and independence” were granted to the Americans. The pact also stated that America would recognize any French territory taking in the West Indies. French allegiance to the cause also strengthened the moral of the Continental Congress and of the continental army. It also started to turn the tide in Britain, many English people started to oppose the war. Meanwhile, the French provided a fleet and a sizable army in the colonies to fight the British. For example in 1780, 6,000…

accepted back. Each time I think about reasons, only three are brought to my attention. I need to fight for my own, my family’s, and others freedom. Half of the army is ill or have passed on, but I’m healthy, they need me. General Washington and congress are giving it all they’ve got for the group can survive. Freedom is what the country has been aiming for. I have been dreaming of the day we are independent, so why give up and let others do what I’m able to do? My family for generations to…

relations with Native Americans. Both of the states could send 2 delegates to Congress but they had only one vote. The Delegates from 7 of the 13 states had to be present to establish a quorum and conduct business. The delegates could not erve more than 6 years and were elected a one year term.…

American Civil War, the revolt against the Crown put family members at odds. Arnold saw the war as criminal, for the American leaders were subjecting the colonists to unnecessary division among themselves. Arnold’s scornfulness of the Continental Congress was also attributed by his view of the leaders as hypocritical. Arnold believed that the leaders of the United States went against the core values of the country and of proving this, Arnold wrote, “... did the pretended Treaty with the Court of…

It has been said that revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government of social order in favor of a new system. People rebelle in various ways because they require a better society and government in their country. During the 17th and 18th centuries, there were lots of countries that people countered the government for their liberty and benefit, such as France, United States and United Kingdom. Because there were lots of critical revolutionary events that took place in this period, “The Age of…

Patriot Continental Army. Without George Washington as commander, the Continental Army would not have been successful in defeating the British. Benjamin Franklin proposed many great ideas about separating from England during the First Continental Congress. For example, the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 was proposed by Franklin. This plan united the 13 colonies under one unified centralized government. He also helped draft both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United…

Weakness of the Article of Confederation During the course of the Second Continental Congress in 1777, the Articles of Confederation were adopted for the proposal of a central institution. This meeting started in 1775, gathered many of the most brilliant minds of that period at Pennsylvania. Delegates were sent from the thirteen colonies to represent in the convention. The convention was a series of meeting, on the attempt to solve political and social issues. One of the major concern was the…

Critical Thinking Option 1 I have chosen a political news conference for my final project video (NDTV, 2015). This video focuses around three of the major political parties in India. The parties are the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party), the Congress (Indian National Congress Party), and the AAR (Aam Aadmi Party). The interviewees include a former Chief Election Commissioner, a journalist and political commentator, and three former and current politicians. The host asks each of the guests how…

relationships, both federal, states, and local governments can… In America’s “first” constitution, the Articles of Confederations, served as the original framework for the U.S. government during the Revolutionary War. Under the Articles of Confederations, Congress was a single house containing two to seven members from…