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with his books” (Ellis). He was fascinated with “Englightment philosophy, 17th-century English history, [and] political theory” (Jefferson, Thomas). At the College of William and Mary, Jefferson eventually studied law under his teacher, George Wythe. In 1767, George Wythe granted Jefferson the ability to practice law in Virginia (“Thomas Jefferson”). He represented farmers who were…

“If the British went out by water, we would shew two lanthorns in the North Church Steeple; and if by Land, one, as a signal” (Paul Revere). These are the famous words from a very famous Revolutionary War hero. Many people believe that they know all there is to know about Paul Revere and his life’s accomplishments. However, people do not know about his upbringing from adolescent to a grown up, how he joined the Sons of Liberty, and his attributions to the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere’s…

In the mid to late 1700s, William Cooper and Elizabeth Fenimore married and had twelve children, James Fenimore Cooper being the eleventh child born into the family. James was born on September 15 in 1789 in New Jersey, but shortly after he was born, He and his family moved from New Jersey to New York because of his father’s work. William Cooper was a federalist congressman which caused him to travel with his family from time to time. James received a good, rich education when he was young, and…

As Americans, we know that Thomas Jefferson was a founding father and was the United States third president. Although do we honestly know who Thomas Jefferson was as an individual, before and after the presidency? Thomas Jefferson was more than a president and was important in aspects of our government, American architecture, and the American educational system. He was a historical Politian, He designed and founded the University of Virginia, believed in equality in schooling (public school…

According to the musical Hamilton, in his early life he was an orphan. Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock in the West Indies. His mother died and his father abandoned him. Hamilton did whatever he could to get where he wanted to go no matter the cost of consequences. He grew up very poor from the West Indies and married into a family with money to a woman named Elizabeth Schuyler. He had a son named Phillip that he was not a part of his life because he was fighting the war in America.…

As I sat around a fire with some of my fellow soldiers while they talked about General Washington. One said, “To make matters worse, Washington’s own position was uncertain. Some members of the Congress don’t trust him.” (Roden, pg 141) Later that day we heard from a spy that some of the young woman had “scarlet fever” (Roden, pg 141). “Why…

The Boston Massacre was a huge riot in Boston, Massachusetts due to resentment of Boston colonists toward British troops quartered in the city, in which the troops fired on the mob and killed five colonists. During this bloody event unlike every man in Boston, John Adams choose to represent the Soldiers because he believed everyone deserved a fair trial. By doing this John Adams is a man of great integrity, courage, and leadership. As John Adams stated, "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever…

Religion was traditionally very important in England and throughout Europe. However people did not always have the choice of religion because of the influence of the reigning monarchy. That was one reason why people left their homeland and took the long dangerous journey to the new land of America. This was the land where they felt free to practice the religion of choice. However, the American colonists were concerned about the expansion of Roman Catholic territory down to the Ohio river as…

answers would be leadership from George Washington. In this essay I will cover how George Washington and his leadership abilities was able to form the army that would defeat the British Empire, and eventually create the most powerful superpower in the world, and also how his leadership helped…

had the characteristics that people of america look up to. For some presidents they had skills, loyalty, honesty, team spirit, faith and more. By these characteristics some presidents achieve their goals like George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln. George Washington was born in 1732 and died in 1799 and between that time he was a General in the military, father of the country and the first president of the United States. When he was the president of america there…