Continental drift

“In a word, let every sluice of knowledge be opened and set a-flowing” (John Adams A Dissertation on the Canon and Feudal System). The Declaration of Independence, drafted by Thomas Jefferson, is the epitome of the American Revolution. It is a compilation of all the wrongs that America has endured from the British Monarchy. In this very thorough accusation, Jefferson utilizes persuasive techniques, rhetoric, diction, and grammar to portray the violation of American rights and the necessity of…

Jefferson served as a burgess to the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1768 to 1775, and a delegate from 1776 to 1779. Jefferson’s term as a burgess was rather static (“Thomas Jefferson”). Upon returning from the Second Continental Congress in 1776, Jefferson tasked himself with “abolishing entail, inheritance of land through a particular line of descent, and primogeniture, inheritance only by the eldest son” (“Jefferson, Thomas”). In his term as a delegate, Jefferson helped…

“If the British went out by water, we would shew two lanthorns in the North Church Steeple; and if by Land, one, as a signal” (Paul Revere). These are the famous words from a very famous Revolutionary War hero. Many people believe that they know all there is to know about Paul Revere and his life’s accomplishments. However, people do not know about his upbringing from adolescent to a grown up, how he joined the Sons of Liberty, and his attributions to the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere’s…

Quick, who was the first president of the United States? George Washington, right? Wrong! Now on to the million dollar question: who said the famous quote: “Let them eat cake”? You said Marie Antoinette right? Wrong! In Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” we read: “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right… Time makes more converts than reason.” In other words: If you tell an untruth long enough, eventually, it becomes history. In thinking of…

Paul Revere was born on January 1, 1735 in Boston Massachusetts. He was the son of Apollos De Rivoire, a French Huguenot who had come to Boston at the age of thirteen to apprentice in the shop of a silversmith. Once Revoir had established his own business, he changed his name. Paul was the third of twelve children, learning silversmithing from his father, he married sarah Orne on August 17, 1757. He eventually became the father of eight children. As early as 1765 Revere began to…

Revolutions are some of the most important things the world has ever seen. They come any many varieties. Some can be huge and very dangerous, the American Revolution, or it can be a small one like a rule change at a school. The real meaning of the word, revolution is an overthrow of a government or an established rule. There are many ways to go about starting a revolution as well. They can be either peaceful or violent, which is usually the case. There are many ways to start a revolution, but…

The American Revolutionary War had taken place for a long 8 years, ranging from 1775 to 1783. “The American Revolution was a radical movement that had political, social, and economic causes that resulted in the birth of a new nation, the United States.” The British were desperate to make as much money off of the 13 Colonies as humanly possible. Due to being the super power and the “mother country,” the British had the power and ability to enact various laws in Parliament outside of America,…

the road to independence. By building their own sense of representation, the colonists threatened the political structure of Britain’s control. This was known as the First Continental Congress. In this meeting, they discussed continuing to boycott British goods in order to worsen Britain’s economic stability. The Second Continental Congress then met on May of 1775 to discuss the next movement to deepen the separation of the colonies from Britain. To further their actions, the men agreed to fight…

organizations such as the First Continental Congress, where all of the delegates except for the state of Georgia discussed their response to the British Intolerable Acts on October 26, at Carpenter 's Hall. They met to discuss not with the purpose to pursue independence from Great Britain but to send a message United as one. Following, the Second Continental Congress was held on May 10, 1775 just as warfare had begun in the Revolutionary war. They established a continental army and elected…

British strategy called for crushing the rebellion in the North, several times the British nearly defeated the Continental Army. But victories at Trenton and Princeton,gave many American Patriots hope, and let to victory at Saratoga, New York. In 1778, the fighting was relocated to the south part of America. Britain succeeded in taking over Georgia and Charleston…