First Continental Congress

British lose the revolutionary war making the thirteen colonies independence. Making the thirteen colonies be called United States of America.They won freedom and independence. February 4 , 1789 On February 4 , 1789 George Washington became the first U.S. president. He was voted unanimously (Unanimously means that everyone wanted him to be the president of U.S.A). After his term was over for the 4 years everyone still wanted him to be the president, so he had a second term as president. After…

The revolutionary war was a vast event that markedly impacted my life. The war took place from 1775 to 1783. In 1775 war erupted between America and England, but rapidly died out in 1776. That year, New York also claimed its independence. The major general for the entire war was George Washington, which is later why his colleagues named him president in 1789. Alexander Hamilton came to America in 1776, in which he pursued a war to prove orphans were worth more than anyone grasped. There was no…

the world. Who do you think fired first? The battle took place at Lexington on April 2, 1775. This event happened right after Paul Revere's ride. The Red Coats were led by Major Pitcairn and the Colonist were led by Captain Parker. People say that the first shot fired in this battle could be heard clear around the world. This event leads up to the Revolutionary war. I believe that the colonist fired first. Some people may think the Redcoats fired first, but they are wrong, here is why.…

Fire! The shot heard around the world the question is who made that sound, the british or colonies. The British is who shot first and here is why. This shot was heard by many different people but nobody knows who shot first. Here is the point of view of a man that was in the war with Captain Parker. The event took place in the morning of April 19, 1775. Sylvanus wood went with Captain Parker to the North end of Lexington common, near the Bedford road. Sylvanus was 74 and he had been to battle…

the Continental Army and gained the respect of General Nathaniel Greene. Green put in a good word for Hamilton and George Washington moved Hamilton to being his personal secretary, which is what he was at the time he wrote this letter. Then, Hamilton was elected to be a member of the Continental Congress in 1782 and was named First Secretary of the Treasury during George Washington’s presidency. Hamilton highly supported having…

resistance against British rule however his colony was not very sure about this. In his colony in the committee of safety, he was also appointed to the continental congress where he was an influential member of the board of war and an armed resistance and the ultimate serving of governmental ties with England then was nominated again for the continental congress in 1780. One of the things that he did was sign the declaration of independence and become a senator. he was also approached by Samuel…

On June 1775, Congress made George Washington to control the Continental Army taking down the British in Boston. Knowing that he had little experience in controlling conventional armies, Washington made prove to be a good leader of the American military forces during the Revolutionary war. Knowing that he lost more battles than he won, George Washington followed a winning strategy that influenced victories at the Battle of Trenton and Yorktown. Washington’s greatest war what started his legacy…

Having no food, limited supplies, and scarce ammunition, American troops held Breeds Hill, one of the hills that surrounded the city of Boston as long as they could to prevent British forces from occupying the hills. Being the first official battle for the Continental Army, the Battle of Bunker hill gave the Rebels hope that they take a chance against the strongest army in the world; Britain. Building trenches and redoubts overnight, the yankees waited for the British arrival and ambush. Three…

of Yorktown was the last big war of the American Revolution War. The major point of this paper will be on how the Continental army joins forces with the French army. Who commanded the British soldiers and who commanded the combined arms of the French and American soldiers? What type of uniforms at that time was worn? When did the American Revolutionary war ended and how the Continental troop’s tactics defeated the British. I am also going to brief on what type of weapons was used by both…

never reported to his duty station. After he sent a letter to the commander, he finally registered for the draft but received a high number that was very unlikely to get pulled. After all this, Americans still elected him as president. He was the first pardoned felon to become president of the United States. Barrack Obama was another president who did not serve in the armed forces and made decisions to downsize the military in efforts to save money. With the surplus of military personnel being…