George Washington Carver

I believe George Washington changed the Presidency when he went and enforced the whiskey tax in Pennsylvania. With Washington going and enforcing the tax he set the precedent for other Presidents that you can enforce any law on the masses if you have enough manpower to over power the rebels (Beshwate Lecture 7). The next…

The American Revolution dramatically impacted the nation politically, socially, and economically. The American Revolution was the armed conflict between Great Britain and its thirteen North American colonies, taking place in 1775 to 1783. Tensions began to rise between colonists and the British government due to taxes being placed on the colonies in order to raise revenue, the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767, and the Tea Act of 1773 were met with heated protests from colonists…

The Revolutionary War not only gave America its independence, but it established many societal changes that would alter the social landscape of the new nation. In some cases, these new ideologies brought positive change, however, in certain cases they brought on a new social divide, pitting neighbor against neighbor. The American Revolution brought many different societal changes, however the development of a Standing Army producing a military community that required every resource the colonists…

Burr upon reaching his defensive position took it upon himself to evaluate and inspect his troops and their ability to defend the position. Burr completed a report and submitted it to General Putnam advising him that his men were not capable of defending their position and provided a solution to the problem. Burr’s solution was to press the attack on the enemy quarters to disrupt their ability to wage combat and this request was denied by General Putnam due to his orders were to hold a…

soldiers. It allowed the British army to be provided for without the citizens of Britain doing any real work. “This led to the idea that the British were keeping their armies in the homes of the colonists’ just to keep the Americans in line” (Tim George). This was another build up to the American…

1775 the Revolutionary War started. The main reason of this was that New England wanted to break away from England’s government. The British Commander Charles Cornwallis was the one to go to battle at York town against the American commander George Washington. On the way to York town, Cornwallis had to overcome many other battles that he won. In my opinion commander Charles Cornwallis, could easily have been the down fall of the American Revolution with all of his previous expedients and great…

issues that George Washington had to overcome to secure his ultimate victory in 1783. The book also describes the first year of the American Revolution, especially the triumph of Boston and the failure at New York and the successful attack on Trenton. The author details the challenges of creating and maintaining an army and then developing and drilling the militia that will be disciplined in the field of battle. I will focus on three areas that were major issues that General George Washington…

In the 1760s and 1770s, in Colonial America, tensions were running high. The colonists were tremendously angry about the Intolerable Acts being placed on them and having no proper representation. The British were trying with all of the great might to hold on to the colonists and control them, however this was all in vain, because in 1775, the American Revolutionary War began. While the winner of the war was obviously known as the Americans, they did not win without serious help from outside…

own governments. The original colonies had been united but the United States and the States had incurred heavy debts during the revolution which led to what so called The Fiscal Crisis. B. Who were some key people in the New Republic? General George Washington, was the first president of the United States and the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States and called the Father of this country. He was…

When you picture the men who founded America as a country, what comes to mind? Does a familiar picture that you saw in all of your history books of older gentlemen in powdered wigs standing around the Declaration of Independence come to mind? Before reading Founding Fathers Reconsidered, I had that picture in mind just like the rest of our generation. I did not realize how much they really differed in every aspect of everything which included; physical aspects, mindset, and the fact that they…