George Washington Parke Custis

Washington (1732-1799) was commander-in-chief of the Continental forces during the American Revolution (1775-1783). He also served as the first President of the United States and was responsible for building much of the country's political and economic structure. Washington served two terms as president before retiring to his estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia. George Washington was born at Bridges Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732. He was the first child of Augustine…

While tension between the British forces in and around Boston and the Colonists continued to mount, no colonist had fired at British soldier that was soon to end in Lexington. The British were aware that the Colonists were stockpiling arms and munitions in Concord and General Gage was determined to seize the arms. The Colonist knew of Gages plans however, and were vigilant. After that came about the most famous ride in American history- that of Paul Revere. Revere was among a small group of…

self educate himself to rise up and to escape poverty he wrote a book collection and with the money he received he bought a boat ticket to escape to New York. He would go on to fight for our independence from Britain, be the right hand man for George Washington not only during the war but also his presidency, and for our monetary system becoming the first Secretary of the Treasury in 1789 also he wrote the Federalist paper with the help of James Madison and John Jay. To Begin Alexander knew…

educated so he started working as a housing clerk. Working as a housing clerk he soon met Catherine Meade and they got married on November 23rd, 1761. As a husband and friend to the family Thomas made a business partnership with Catherine’s brother George. Their…

Daniel Morgan was born on July 6th, 1736. Daniel sadly died on his birthday July 6th, 1802. He was only 66 when he died. Morgan moved to Virginia in 1753. He fell in love with Abigail Curry. With Abigail, he had two children named Nancy and Betsy. Daniel Morgan's parents were Eleanor Lloyd and James Morgan. He was one of the most amazing battlefield tacticians of the American Revolutionary War. Daniel Morgan was not only in the American revolutionary war. He was also in the Invasion or…

law. Two years after he graduated Harvard, he was admitted into the bar. John Adams soon later became the 2nd President of the United States, but before he became the 2nd President, he was the first vice president of the United States, next to George Washington. During his presidency, he wasn’t a popular president so he only had one term, and Thomas Jefferson replaced him. After his four year term, he and his family settled down on a family farm and he soon died on July 4th, 1826. In this essay,…

law with Theophilus Parsons until 1789, he then went back to Harvard and returned with a masters degree. Adams first became famous when he published a series of essays supporting George Washington plan of staying out of the French Revolution. At the age of 26, John was appointed “Minister to the Netherlands” by Washington. At first John was wary of the idea, but after a little persuasion from his father, John was on his way to the Netherlands. On his trip, he delivered some documents to John…

In the 17th century, the Burmese had fended off the Dutch, the Portugese, the Armenians, and the other European who had arrived at Burma's shores "in the first waves of European exploration" In the next century they had successfully withstood a long Chinese invasion from 1765 to 1769, and annexed parts of Manipur, Assam, Chittagong, Laos, and Siam, and had ravaged Ayuthia, Siam's capital. As such, the authorities of court of Ava In the early 1800s took great pride in their success on the…

The conflict between East and West is Exists throughout the ages , sometimes restless and sometimes intense, this essay is examine the main elements of the two clashes of culture and ideology and used for promote and justify the reasons of mythologies the Indian mutiny from different points of view. It's never been like other days, it was a special day in memory ,and it was not expected for a real historical event to turn into a myth remember for decades, Indian Mutiny has its results and…

Early on in the Civil War, George McClellan was extremely successful. Originally, he started out as the leader of a volunteer Ohio army and did a phenomenal job of training the volunteer soldiers, which resulted in his promotion to major general of the main Union army. As a major general, he won a string of small battles in the western part of Virginia. However, as the Civil War progressed, McClellan was unable to make the right decisions in crucial moments. He was simply too cautious and…