France in the American Revolutionary War

London. Since they needed to protect their colony from Spain, so they needed weapons, uniforms, and a flag to represent Georgia. Flags in Georgia have been evolved many times over years. Georgia Unofficial Flag In 1861-1879, during the Civil War, Georgia did not have an official state flag. The unofficial state flag is called “Bonnie Blue Flag”. But after changes,…

gets caught wearing his father's old military fatigues and holding his dad’s old hatchet. Thomas asks his dad when he can join the army and his father says in two years when he is seventeen. Thomas gets mad when he says this because he thinks that the war will be over by then.The scene switches to the family outside listening to all of the gun and cannon shots in the distance. Then later in the night, a mysterious man walks to the home and comes inside. He gets all the way to the dining room…

the “Fence Sitters” The Patriots should win the war. Simply put the Patriots should win the American Revolution. Their fight will be greatly affected by their will to win. Their inner need to win due to liberties and freedom will set them apart. Right from the start they had their priorities in the order. “The spirit of the 76” is a common sentiment of the Patriots side. This was a thought of all men able to serve would serve in the war. (Ferling, Para 11). Their patriotism would be…

Benedict Arnold did not exercise field command on the battlefield of the American force at the battle of Freeman's Farm on September 19, 1777. The battle was fought by Colonels and Brigadiers with little direction from Benedict Arnold. Arnold’s division was engaged that day, but Arnold was not there. My friend who is a soldier who fought in the battle of Saratoga gave me his account about where Benedict Arnold was during the battle.“It is worthy to remark, that not a single general officer was…

Patriot portrays of the Revolutionary War. Although there are a few minor inaccuracies, The Patriot has an accurate portrayal of the military, political, and social aspects of the Revolutionary War. Although there are a few minor inaccuracies, the Patriot has an accurate portrayal of the social, political, and military aspects of the Revolutionary War. In The Patriot, it shows them using the same military tactics as they did in the…

6 months after the colonies declared Independence from Britain and the Crown. The American were overrun by the British in Manhattan, by German Mercenary Troops, hessians. The Americans are stuck trying to push a cannon up a mountain when the General comes and says to leave it. They end up having over 1000 sick soldiers and the General wants to cross through the river. Saying that they will all die if the Americans don’t put the river between them and the British. The general is trying his…

Even though many people believe Paul Revere had no significant impact on the course of America’s history, the fact of the matter is he had a dramatic impact especially in the American Revolution; Ultimately Paul Revere shaped a great portion of American history with his role in The Boston Massacre, the famous ride to Lexington and Concord, and other historical events. In 1758 Paul Revere was twenty-three years old. Before Paul Revere made an impact on America, he was a gold and silversmith.…

Many revolutionary events occurred just a year after “the shot heard round the world” was fired. The Continental congress elected five people to write a statement that would express the reasons why the colonies wanted independence. Among the five who were elected to write this statement was Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson is the founding father that is credited with writing the historical document that declared freedom from Great Britain. There are many excellent ideas presented within the…

The colonists had learned to unite against their enemies. Before the war, the colonies had almost no sense of community with other colonies and a very explanatory mutual distrust. But now they saw they could be united against their enemy Great Britain. The Revolutionary War eventually resulted from the constant disagreements between the British and the American colonies. Overtaxed goods brought more money to Great Britain to make the mother country wealthy and not necessarily for the welfare…

The Revolutionary War was a battle for independence between the American colonies and Great Britain (1775-1783), which eventually resulted in the foundation of America’s economy, government, and society. Preceding the war, delegates of the Continental Congress collectively made the decision to demand the colonies’ separation from the empire of Great Britain. Two notable, historic figures that took part in this decision were Pennsylvania delegate, John Dickinson, and Massachusetts delegate, John…