Continental drift

My time at Valley Forge was over, I had been fighting for general George Washington since the summer of 1775 and the victory on April 13 looked so far away because it was only late December, and it was seeming as if a turning point was unlikely. Do I stay and be loyal to my brothers or do I leave and never look back. I had to make my choice very soon, I could have left and the pain of seeing my brothers die , or I could stay and fight for my freedom such as many men had already done. The…

The American Revolution began in 1755 and ended in 1783. It was a period in time when the Americans wanted their freedom from the British and the 13 colonies came together and rose up against Britain. This period in time was crucial because it gave Americans their freedom. The Battle of Yorktown was one of the most, if not the most, important battle of the American Revolution. It was the battle that ended the war between the Americans and the British. The Battle of Yorktown began on…

Benjamin gets angry when sometime doesn’t work and throws it. Their mother has died. They go to Charleston and they are burning King George. They hate King George because he didn’t reward them and he taxed too much. Benjamin is a very respected man and he was a captain. Benjamin doesn’t want Gabriel to go into war. Charleston fell into British rule. Gabriel is fighting in the war. Gabriel comes home injured.Thomas dies trying to save Gabriel. Benjamin and 2 of his sons go to shoot the British…

The Worst Counterintelligence Mistakes during the Revolutionary War During the Revolutionary War, both sides were using intelligence against each other, but they were also using counter intelligence. Both the Patriots and the British made mistakes involving their counter intelligence operations. The Patriots group called the Mechanics did not use good security methods to keep the British out. The British decided to send a detailed map of the Boston Harbor all of their positions to Washington.…

The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the most important battles of the revolutionary war. Even though the Americans did not defeat the British in this battle it gave them a morale boost. They inflicted many deaths and casualties against the British, which made them feel like they could win the war and put up a fight. This led to the Americans ultimately winning the revolutionary war. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place in Charleston, Boston on June 17th 1775 at Breeds Hill. It was one of the…

DBQ Valley Forge Essay Valley forge would you have quit? yes if I were a soldier at valley forge I would have quit and there are many reasons why, first off “there were no beds, just straw on the mud floor” (Background essay) and also there were soldiers getting ill and dying and also freezing. “They had nasty clothes and nasty cookery” (Document C) . When they arrived at valley forge it was winter so they were dying of hypothermia. “You could see a soldier's bare feet through his worn out…

The Battle of Bennington was a military dispute between Britain and America. Bennington is a town near the New York border in southern Vermont. The battlefield was along the Walloomsac River in New York. This battle was part of the Saratoga Campaign. Under General William Howe and Lord Charles Cornwallis, the British Army abandoned almost all their posts in New Jersey and retreated to New York. The British troops wanted to gain control of Lake Champlain and the Hudson River valley, so General…

The Battle of Yorktown The battle of Yorktown is often considered the last major battle of the revolutionary war, a fascinating battle where a tiny mistake cost the British the war. In this paper I will describe the main events of the war, along with each side's army. I will give you a glimpse into the battle of Yorktown, where young men gave their lives for freedom. At Yorktown three armies collided the French, the Americans, and the British at Yorktown Virginia. The French and the Americans…

James Otis was a noteworthy figure prior to and during the American Revolution. He was born in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to a father who was well-known political figure. Otis graduated from Harvard and became a celebrated lawyer. He married Ruth Cunningham and they had three children, but their marriage was tumultuous because of their dissimilar political views. During the 1750’s, he was very loyal to the British Crown and was chosen as advocate general in the Vice Admiralty Court, a juryless…

The Battle of King's Mountain was a battle between Patriot forces and Loyalist forces in South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War, resulting in a victory for the Patriots. The Patriots were Americans rebelling against the British Empire and the Loyalists were Americans who remained loyal to the British Empire. The battle took place on October 7, 1780; nine miles south of the present-day town of King’s Mountain in rural Cherokee County, North Carolina. Ferguson had arrived in North…