George Washington High School

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…

It was on November 25, 1783 when General George Washington victoriously led the Army north of the city, south down Manhattan through the town, across Bowling Green to The Battery at the foot of Broadway, due to the British finally leaving NYC (History, American). Bowling Green is a small public park in South Ferry, Manhattan at the end of Broadway, alongside the site of the original dutch fort of New Amsterdam. The oldest park in the city, it is named “ Bowling Green” due to the fact that the…

The Lost Colony of Roanoke Sometimes there is just no explanation for how or why somethings happen. I can imagine that is how John White felt when he returned to Roanoke and he couldn’t find his family. John White and a group of adventurous people came to America from England to settle in the new world. They met with many hardships while trying to set up their colony. They were unprepared for how hard it would be to raise crops, build shelter and the general day to day…

Henry dropped out of school to support his mother. He worked at a bookstore in Boston, and opened one himself, after a while. Knox was a very avid reader, very fond of history, but after a while, his main interest soon became artillery. Because Knox supported the American cause, and joined the Boston Grenadier Crops in 1775. He volunteered at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775, serving under General Ward, the person in charge of the colonials around Boston. When Washington and Knox met in…

The American Revolution was unavoidable, In 1765 the American Revolution began and never stopped until 1783, the war was fought by the original 13 Colonies and Great Britain. George Washington led the colonies to the independence of Great Britain. Before the American Revolution so many other wars and issues that led up to the Revolution. Land ownership, Reaction to taxes, Patrick Henry and Thomas Paine’s messages, are some of the causes that made the Revolution inevitable. Long before the…

Many events took place in order for this to happen. One of these events was the selection of George Washington as the commander in chief of the Continental Army. His nomination was very similar to Ralph’s nomination. They both showed up to the meeting with all eyes on them for a certain characteristic even though they were each quiet and contempt. For Washington, it was because he was wearing a large bright suit and was a few inches taller than everyone else. For Ralph, it was…

Thomas Jefferson-The Pen of the Revolution Thomas Jefferson was a natural born leader. He lived in a time of much uncertainty and despite this, or maybe because of it, he is known as one of the most brilliant men in our nation’s history. He authored the Declaration of Independence and was our country’s third president. He made decisions that furthered the development of our country and was revered as one of the greatest minds of his time. Thomas Jefferson served as a member of the Virginia…

The Crossing released on TV the 2000. It is about the book the crossing, which is about George Washington crossing the Delaware on a Christmas night and winning the battle of Trenton. This fill was directed by Robert Harmon, with a very low budget to work with he sat out to make this as good as possible. This movie was nominated for a couple of awards, and won two. One was the ASC award, Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series/Pilot. The other one was Peabody…