George Washington High School

Battles were lost by Washington’s army, but a war could still be won. In 1776, Thomas Jefferson announced the Declaration of Independence. George Washington had the American army fighting since the summer of 1775, but I signed up for Revolutionary War after 1776. The Continental Army defeated the British in battles of Princeton and Trenton, but the number of soldiers capable to fight is decreasing. My 9 month enlistment is almost over and our country is still fighting for its Independence.…

Revolutionary War from 1777 to 1781. After the war, Hamilton co-wrote the famous 'Federalist' Papers with John Jay and James Madison, which served as a primary source for Constitutional interpretation. Hamilton signed his essays as 'Publius'. President Washington appointed Hamilton as the country's first Secretary of the Treasury in 1789. He held this post until 1795. Alexander Hamilton was a man of great intelligence and ambition. There are disputes regarding Alexander Hamilton's birth date.…

Have you ever heard of Barack Obama and George Washington's inaugural speeches? George Washington and Obama's speeches compare and contrast in many ways. George Washington and Barack Obama are similar because they wanted the same thing. They were different because certain things in the speech were not the same. Also, the length of it contrasted. In the paragraphs below, I will explain the similarities and differences between these 2 former Presidents. George Washington's inaugural speech was…

Many Parliamentary members considered giving up the war in the American colonies and turn their attention its neighbors, France and Spain. The adopted strategy by the British would be to focus operations south of the Potomac River. “King George III enthusiastically embraced the concept of a Southern Campaign and outlined the purpose as early as October 1775: To call forth those who may have a sense of duty to their mother country; to restore British Government… and leave a battalion of…

All revolutions have had large impacts on how humans live today, whether they are about lack of food or cruel injustice and inequality. Earth has had many mishaps when it came to disagreements and fights for freedom, and history has proven time and time again that it has the tendency to repeat itself. Some say that the French Revolution had more significance than the American Revolution, but these people do not realize that all wars- whether civil or revolutionary- are huge contenders to how…

important date and was a very different battle. It was the clear victory that convinced the French to side with the Americans forever changing history and the course of the war. This battle had many impacts on the American people and gave General George Washington the belief that they could win their independence with the help of European allies. The Americans winning in the battle was a signal to the Europeans that the colonists of Patriots were capable of defeating the British on their own.…

James Madison was born in 1751 and in the state of virginia in the town of Montpelier where he would live his entire life. He was born into a wealthy family but grew up skinny and sickly. But even with all this happening he studied even when it endangered his own life studying. When he was 29 he served in the continental congress. When he was 36 in 1787 he kept a written record of the constitutional convention. In 1787-1788 James Madison helped write the federalist papers. In 1801-1809 He…

For Native Americans, Governors Island was a place to hunt, fish and gather nuts. They referred to the island as Pagganck which translate as Nut Island, after the island’s abundant oak and chestnut trees. It was the perfect location for local tribes to establish fishing camps. Around 1637 Wouter Van Twiller, a representative of the Dutch government purchased Governors Island from the Native Americans for two ax heads, a string of beds and a handful of nails. Twiller used the island for his…

Virginia Plan “ became the Constitution. James Madison is better known as the Father of the Constitution. Soon later in 1789, Madison was elected to the House of Representatives and worked with George Washington. Madison was a major influence on why the Bill Of Rights was released. Later in years, Madison left Washington and partnered with Thomas Jefferson once again. Being the secretary of state he supported the Louisiana Purchase. Madison found himself in a hard place and left Jefferson and…

that fact that it is here, in Fort Edward, where waterfalls and rapids make navigation by water impossible and thus early travelers on the Hudson were compelled to carry their canoes from this region on the river and nearby waterways such as Lake George and Lake Champlain. Early inhabitants of the region included both the Mahican and the Mohawk people. The region now known as Fort Edward has historically been a transportation hub because of its location along the Hudson River waterway, which…