George Washington Carver

Out of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Thomas Jefferson the man who made the strongest President of the United states of America would have to be George Washington. For his achievements before and during his Presidency. Washington devoted so much to the United States and was the strongest of our great presidents. Even if he had wooden teeth. Before George was President he fought with nobility in the French and Indian War, he then went on to being the commander and chief of the…

impact than others but all of them are there for the same purpose, to lead the American people. The president that stands out to me the most is our first leader of the country, George Washington. Washington's ability to lead our military and our country are the two reasons why I think he is our greatest president. George Wahington had more military skill than any other president is history. He learned the art of war during the French and Indian War (Weston 4). Before he was even president the…

“Historic Hudson Valley was formally founded in 1951 as sleepy hollow restorations by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.” “The Hudson Valley comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York, from the cities of Albany and Troy southward to Yonkers in Westchester County.” Historic Hudson River Towns are located along New York’s Hudson River, from Yonkers to Albany. In 1994, Historic River Towns of Westchester was created by mayors and supervisors…

King Kamehameha I King Kamehameha I was a great warrior and a leader. I chose this topic because I would like to know more about the king and know more about what he did to the island and how he did it. King Kamehameha I was born in 1758, Kohala. The sign of his birth, kahuna (priests) claimed, would be a comet, called the Haley’s comet. He was a great warrior, diplomat and leader, united the Hawaiian Islands into one royal kingdom in 1810 after years of conflict. In ancient Hawaii, legends…

George Washington George Washington, how did he become such an important role character in US history? What paths did he have to take in order to become one of the most recognizable men in North America? Just try to imagine what would happen if he had given up the war, would we be still under British control, slaves under the foot of a destructive king? Even when the British army seems to hold it all Washington never loses hope, he let his feeling of independence and growth shown by his…

Marquis de Lafayette Marquis de Lafayette was often known by the nickname of "a hero of two worlds". The reason he was commonly referred to that nickname was the fact that he had bravely fought in the Revolutionary War and rebuilt his home country of France following the French Revolution. If you never read about him before you may not know much about Marquis De Lafayette. Luckily, this essay will go over the early life, role in the American Revolution, and post American Revolution life of…

with his books” (Ellis). He was fascinated with “Englightment philosophy, 17th-century English history, [and] political theory” (Jefferson, Thomas). At the College of William and Mary, Jefferson eventually studied law under his teacher, George Wythe. In 1767, George Wythe granted Jefferson the ability to practice law in Virginia (“Thomas Jefferson”). He represented farmers who were…

“If the British went out by water, we would shew two lanthorns in the North Church Steeple; and if by Land, one, as a signal” (Paul Revere). These are the famous words from a very famous Revolutionary War hero. Many people believe that they know all there is to know about Paul Revere and his life’s accomplishments. However, people do not know about his upbringing from adolescent to a grown up, how he joined the Sons of Liberty, and his attributions to the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere’s…

In the mid to late 1700s, William Cooper and Elizabeth Fenimore married and had twelve children, James Fenimore Cooper being the eleventh child born into the family. James was born on September 15 in 1789 in New Jersey, but shortly after he was born, He and his family moved from New Jersey to New York because of his father’s work. William Cooper was a federalist congressman which caused him to travel with his family from time to time. James received a good, rich education when he was young, and…

According to the musical Hamilton, in his early life he was an orphan. Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock in the West Indies. His mother died and his father abandoned him. Hamilton did whatever he could to get where he wanted to go no matter the cost of consequences. He grew up very poor from the West Indies and married into a family with money to a woman named Elizabeth Schuyler. He had a son named Phillip that he was not a part of his life because he was fighting the war in America.…