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William Henry Harrison was the oldest president of his time and served the shortest time in office, thirty-two days. Harrison was sixty-eight when he went into office and died a month later, becoming the first president to die in office..William Henry Harrison was the ninth president, and although he was not president for long he had accomplished many things throughout his life. Before his presidency, Harrison became well known as an Indian fighter and military hero. He also served in the Senate…

The tale of a war is told by the victor, but what happens when there is no winner, and the story is told by two different nations. When the war of 1812 was fought, no country had a definite winner. Both America and Britain/Canada were able to tell the tale, but what were the differences between the two? The tale of the War of 1812 told by America focuses around America view, and often doesn’t mention other nations strifes and wars at the time, as well as skips mostly over the battles they lost.…

From a lot of historiography of the revolution, I choose two amazing interpretation of the revolution. One is revolutionaries or the Whigs interpretation and the second one is loyalist or Tories. The revolutionaries named during the American Revolution. Colonist called revolutions or loyalists according to which side they decided to support. Colonist those didn’t want from England are revolutionaries and loyalist were to stay with British government and think breaking away from them is not the…

Our first president, George Washington’s, birth took place on February 22, 1732. Washington’s original birth place was in Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington's birthday is strenuous to figure out because he was born twenty years before the introduction to the calendar. Americans honor Washington's day of birth the Monday before his actual birthday. When Washington was eleven his father, Augustine Washington, died leaving most of the property to George’s older brothers.…

Benjamin Franklin was not only an inventor and entrepreneur, he was also a hero of the Revolutionary War. Benjamin was a very intelligent man who was not scared to state his opinion. He was born for greatness and France could not have had anyone better than Benjamin himself to lead everyone to victory. Think about it, the war would have been nothing if he did not pull the strings he did for the U.S. Ben Franklin contributed to the Revolutionary War by becoming popular in France, a member of the…

Writing Assignment from History. HIS251A The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. There are a few reasons why it started and one of the main reasons was the 7 Years War, as known as The French Indian War from 1754-1763. George Washington who was loyal to the British defeated the French as they started having conflicts because of the French’s expansion towards the Ohio river. Within the war, Canada was also allies with the British. In 1763, a peace treaty named ‘Peace of Paris’…

a 50 mile horseback ride with his father’s slave and his family to the Virginia wilderness to a plantain that his father had to manage. His family was him his younger brother his dad his mom and his 3 sisters. When he was nine years old he went to school for nine months a year. He excelled in classical languages until he turned sixteen.…

sugar and tobacco. A very common economic event that took place was Shays’ Rebellion. In 1786, a former captain in the continental army led a rebellion against the court systems. The reason why he led this rebellion, because farmers had to pay very high debts when they tried to start a new farm. This is a common example of an economic crisis. The American Revolution was very revolutionary. This revolution was not only able to form a strong, able, united country. It was also able to…

such as saving George Washington's life, leading the army during many battles, and doing many other extraordinary things. That is why he is known as the "Hero of the American Revolution". If he did not participate in the American revolution, it would have been easier for the British to defeat the Americans. Kazimierz Pulaski was born on March 4, 1948, at Winiary, Poland. He was born to Josef Pulaski, his father, and Marriana Zielinski, his mother. He attended school in Poland,…

In the summer of 1775, the patriots were forced to withdraw from Boston and go to New York City. Later that year, they were not able to stop the British from invading Philadelphia. When their enlistments were up soldiers started leaving while George Washington was begging them to stay. Some were even just deserting the Continental Army. The soldiers that did stay had harsh living conditions. Not enough food. Worn out clothing. Houses built with mud and wood. Even though it was hard, some stayed…