George Washington

after the Washington’s army was destroyed by the British in New York, the British put an end to the revolt and led the colony to a new era in its history. The United States was doing a great job chasing its way for the independence. General George Washington, who was in the charge of some part of the army, makes a good guess after had taken Boston from the British control, 1776. British next target it would be New York, so right after, the American commandant ordered to their troops to go…

John Quincy Adams: The Patriot of Persuasion and Peace Third Draft Caleb Coyle When people look back into history, they see these patriots. They seem to be very important people in history. However, what are patriots? Are they as small as a football team, or are they as large as a society? Each individual patriot is more than a society, since they helped form a country. However, what makes a patriot stand out from everyone else, and what is an example of a patriot? Patriots are men and women,…

Was American success in achieving independence due more to the strategic skill of George Washington or to the operational and strategic mistakes of the British? The primary reason the British lost the American Revolution was due to operational and strategic mistakes. Through the course of this paper I will show direct evidence of how over confidence in faulty logic, failed strategies, and logistical miscalculations allowed the colonists to protract and win the war. The first mistake that the…

I am at Valley Forge, I inhale the thick, black smoke trapped inside my hut. I hear the moaning of sick and tired soldiers. I can imagine the glory of winning the war, but should I re-enlist or should I go home? It all started in 1777, the start of the Revolutionary War. 18 miles outside of Philadelphia we made our winter camp. It was a hard time, there were very few huts for all the soldiers . In fact, there was 11 other people in my hut ( Background Essay ). I was sick and tired, so was…

Caesar Rodney was an American lawyer, and politician. through out his life he had many high positions appointed to him. Although what he is most famous for is being one of the many men to sign the Declaration of Independence. Caesar Rodney was born in 1728 on his family's farm in Kent county, Delaware. He had been the oldest son of eight to Caesar and Elizabeth Crawford Rodney. Out of all the children, Caesar had been the only one taught what was near a formal education. Rodney started his…

issues caused them to make very difficult decisions. Although all the decisions were going toward the U.S., not everyone agreed with one another on how they want to run the brand new, young nation. The first president George Washington, was not in any political group. Washington made a Supreme Court that will have to most power from all the other courts. There were many arguments about whether there should be a Supreme Court or not. The Supreme Court was made and the Federal Judiciary Act was…

It was March 20, 2014, I was sitting in the office under a picture depicting General George Washington commanding the continental army, the secretaries busy at work, talking, laughing and drinking their cold, bitter coffee. Why was I here? What had I done? What were they going to do to me? was all I could manage to think while sitting in that beige, swivel chair. As I was parked in that seat, going through everything I had done in the past week, nothing I could think of rendered punishable.…

Hamilton from birth. Participation in a war, especially acts of heroism, would allow Hamilton to achieve his goal of creating his own reputation. This time came during the Battle of Monmouth in 1778; he would then serve directly under General George Washington and even gain further glory in the Battle of Yorktown (“Biography on Alexander…

During the creation of the Continental Army, he nominated George Washington to be the commander-in-chief during the war. During May ofo 1776, the Congress passed Adam’s resolution stating that each colony should have their own independent government, leading to the creation of the Declaration of Independence just a few…

was a congressman, a soldier, and eventually the president of the United States of America. I think the new middle school should have Jefferson Davis’ name because he was the president of the United States and a lot of other presidents, like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln, have schools named after them, so I think Jefferson Davis could have a school named after him, too. He was also a war hero and a congressman so I think he deserves it. One of the important choices…