First Continental Congress

Did you know that “The Crossing" by Winston Churchill and “ The Crisis" by Thomas Paine have similarities and differences. There are two major things that the juxtaposition is different in these stories. In “The Crossing” this is where they had to work hard for a win. Then in “The Crisis” there were people who had to join together to get the job done.The their similarities are that they both work very determined to get what they wanted. Then in the “Crossing by Winston Churchill” the film…

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zone, compared to the daunting British army. As George Washington’s Continental Army repeatedly lost battle after battle, many army-men, including Washington himself, considered surrendering. Washington, who was desperate for a victory, planned on invading Trenton, New Jersey on Christmas Day 1776. Just as his army left to invade, a blizzard hit the east coast, causing the plan to invade to be held back many hours. But the Continental Army decided to…

nothing else but money. That is Benedict Arnold a man who was an American General in the American Revolution. He lived a lavish lifestyle of a somewhat high ranking General. This was still not enough for Arnold though, but why would he betray the Continental Army like that. To know this you will need to learn more about Benedict Arnold. January 14, 1741, Norwich, CT the day Benedict Arnold was born one of the greatest traitor not only in United States history but in world history, but to…

The colonies struggled to defeat the british forces during the revolutionary war. Then the french joined, giving the colonies an advantage over the british. How is it that the colonies had an excellent general but lose most battles; they were ill equipped and amateurs at war. General Washington had advance strategies and had superior knowledge of border warfare, which would have led him to victory in many battles. His forces lacked supplies; such as weapons, uniforms, and had little organization…

Square to carry out the frontal assault. Pennsylvania militia were posted to the left of Chadds Ford, and continentals were posted in the centre opposite Chadds Ford, and Major General John Sullivan posted men on the right at Wistar’s and Buffington's Ford. Light infantry was posted to the west of the creek to give warning of the advancing British. Around noon on September 11th 1777 the first British…

Washington just loss at Battle of Brandywine and had to retreat. He was getting his army to regroup. Luckily for Washington, British General Howe stayed in Brandywine celebrating his victory. Four days after Howe learned the Americans were only ten miles north of him. He prepared and sent his army after them. Washington intercepted a message that said Howe was planning an attack and ready his troops. On September 16th, both armies stood across from each other on either side of a valley. Once the…

While reading chapter seven in our textbooks, I found the most interesting section to be a "Global Passages" section titled "International Officers in the American Revolutionary Military". This is because I was shocked to learn that foreign soldiers from Europe were aiding American military after separating from England. Was anyone else surprised by this behavior? So, after the Battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, the French formed an alliance with America. During the war, the French…

This forced General Washington to lead his men through the Delaware river where they camped on the Pennsylvanian side short of necessities such as food, ammunition, and supplies. Soon after George Washington vigorously pondered the fate of the Continental Army based upon the previous events. He decided to take action and lead a bold three pronged assault on the Hessian garrison located…

cold weather in Valley Forge. In December, the snow was inches deep along with continued snowstorms. There was heavy snowfall and heavy rain days after we received a new blanket of snow. Due to the heavy rainfall, flooding had occurred. In the Continental army, it wasn’t a pleasant winter for us. We had lack of proper clothing and military housings to stay warm in. We had built quite a few log huts during the harsh winter. Finding food was very tough. I went on for two to three days without food…