George Washington Carver

As I sat around a fire with some of my fellow soldiers while they talked about General Washington. One said, “To make matters worse, Washington’s own position was uncertain. Some members of the Congress don’t trust him.” (Roden, pg 141) Later that day we heard from a spy that some of the young woman had “scarlet fever” (Roden, pg 141). “Why…

The Boston Massacre was a huge riot in Boston, Massachusetts due to resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed five colonists. During this bloody event unlike every man in Boston, John Adams choose to represent the Soldiers because he believed everyone deserved a fair trial. By doing this John Adams is a man of great integrity, courage, and leadership. As John Adams stated, "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever…

Religion was traditionally very important in England and throughout Europe. However people did not always have the choice of religion because of the influence of the reigning monarchy. That was one reason why people left their homeland and took the long dangerous journey to the new land of America. This was the land where they felt free to practice the religion of choice. However, the American colonists were concerned about the expansion of Roman Catholic territory down to the Ohio river as…

answers would be leadership from George Washington. In this essay I will cover how George Washington and his leadership abilities was able to form the army that would defeat the British Empire, and eventually create the most powerful superpower in the world, and also how his leadership helped…

had the characteristics that people of america look up to. For some presidents they had skills, loyalty, honesty, team spirit, faith and more. By these characteristics some presidents achieve their goals like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln. George Washington was born in 1732 and died in 1799 and between that time he was a General in the military, father of the country and the first president of the United States. When he was the president of america there…

During the creation of the Continental Army, he nominated George Washington to be the commander-in-chief during the war. During May ofo 1776, the Congress passed Adam’s resolution stating that each colony should have their own independent government, leading to the creation of the Declaration of Independence just a few…

October 16, 1802. Murphy was born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania(Isaac Murphy). Murphy was born to Hugh Murphy and Jane Williams Murphy. Murphy's father died when he was a child. Isaac Murphy became a successful adult. He graduated from Washington College in Washington, Pennsylvania. Murphy admitted to Pennsylvania bar on April 29, 1825. Isaac Murphy became a school teacher and moved to Clarksville,…

John Paul Jones, Naval Hero Anna Harper Mountain View High School Abstract John Paul Jones was an American naval hero in the American Revolutionary war. He was most commonly known for his victory over British ships near the east coast of England. When the American Revolutionary war began, John Paul Jones went to Philadelphia and was recruited to be a lieutenant in the new Continental Navy (John Paul Jones.). In 1779 he became captain of the Bonhomme Richard. "I have not yet begun to…

The American Revolutionary War had taken place for a long 8 years, ranging from 1775 to 1783. “The American Revolution was a radical movement that had political, social, and economic causes that resulted in the birth of a new nation, the United States.” The British were desperate to make as much money off of the 13 Colonies as humanly possible. Due to being the super power and the “mother country,” the British had the power and ability to enact various laws in Parliament outside of America,…

In the “Greatness of George Washington” author historian Gordon Wood starts his story with arguing that the George Washington is the only truly classical hero we have ever had. He had physical appearance of a classical hero, his modesty personality and his military exploits. Moreover, Gordon Wood believes that George Washington deserves fist-place honors, not a third-place followed by Abram Lincoln in first-place and Franklin D. Roosevelt second. First, had all the physical attributes of a…