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    Boston Massacre Causes

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    The Boston Massacre is the most important to the cause of The American Revolution. To began at my first importance would be the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre was the most important and significant to the King of England, King George. It started in 1770 the main cause, the fight over jobs. A clash started between the British Soldiers and the Colonists during the Colonist protest. Historians to this day are very unaware of who actually started the Massacre as in who fired the…

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    The ideals of President Obama and George Washington mostly differ in their views, however there is at least one thing they agree on. The ideals that they do not agree on include whether the United States should be in alliances and whether Americans should embrace their similarities or their differences. While President Obama and George Washington did have a lot of differences in ideals and views they did agree on some things. One of these views that they agreed on was that faction was not a good…

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    final of the Coercive Acts that also contributed to the explosiveness of the people. The Declatory Act is the Declaration of Independence. The Continental Congress petition the King to the crown and directly appeal King George the third with the Olive Branch Petition. King George the third rejected the appeal and many of the colonists believed that their problems were with the policy and not the King. The King declared that all of his military officers bring justice. When the King says that it…

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    The colonists were able to win the American Revolution against the British, even though they faced several detriments. The colonists were able to achieve victory against their dominant adversary; the British, attributable to numerous factors. However, Assistance from the French, the soldiers’ determination, and their battle tactics were the most influential events that occurred in determining the colonists’ victory in the end. The American Revolution wasn’t the effect of one particular event,…

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    Valley Forge Essay

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    over 10,000 American soldiers under the control of General George Washington. That particular winter was long and bitterly cold, enough so that Valley Forge made its mark in American history as being the lowest point in the war for independence. The village of Valley Forge is located in the Schuylkill Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The geography of Valley Forge is largely believed to be the thing that impressed George Washington the most. High on a plateau, the hills that surrounded…

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    government. Most candidates of today still follow these ways of thinking, but their ideals are much less extreme, but also these ideas could be applied to some of the problems of today. Alexander Hamilton started his political career as an advisor to Washington during his presidency.During this time, he began to see the weaknesses in the federal government and began to think of new ways to approach these weaknesses. This is where Hamilton 's…

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    General Washington lead the Army into what seemed like certain defeat. With a new understanding of tactics and strategy, Washington had his sights set on finishing of Great Britian. America was fighting along side its true ally in France. With the aid and help of the French forces, Yorktown was going to be a enormous…

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    dinner with George Washington because I want to hear about all of these accomplishments and how it was like being the very first president of the United States. George Washington was the last soldier standing out of 86 soldiers. He was also the only surviving soldier of the militia army. There seems to be a story that described him as “bullet proof president”, and that is what interests me into meeting Mr. Washington. During his lifetime was called “father of his country.” Washington forced the…

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    for the country such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson, others... not so much. These 3 presidents helped by being role models for future presidents. They were all strong and good what they do, but i belive George washington was the strongest of them all. Who do you think of when someone mentions past presidents? George washington because he was our first president. "In fact, in almost anyone's "top ten" list of truly great presidents, Washington would almost…

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    Postcolonial is a term used for an era when colonies achieved freedom from European colonization. The term post colonialism concerns the effects of colonialism on cultures and communities. Though there was a political change, many nations got independence and they are no more colonies, but culturally and economically there appeared many dilemma and crises, they were still in confusion about their culture and identity. The ethnic sectors' struggle is for independence or to be recognized as equal…

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