George Williams

The Seven Year War had caused Great Britain to be the most powerful nation in the world, led to resentment towards colonist, removed French threat, and most importantly led Great Britain to an enormous debt from war . To pay for the debt from war, George Grenville, (Prime Minister), asked Parliament to tax the colonists. Because of Parliament taxing the colonists, this later on led to the American Revolution. On April 5, 1764, Parliament passed the…

the founding fathers of the revolutionary war. He was born on April 28, 1758 in Monroe Hall, Virginia. He died July 4,1831 in New York City, NY. His occupations were to be a politician, college administrator, lawyer, farmer. He went to college at William and Mary from (1774-1776), and he went to Camp Beltown Academy. James Monroe was the last American President from the “Virginia Dynasty”. He was the oldest out of all of his siblings. James Monroe is a father of three children, he was one son,…

as, Supreme Court Justice and Secretary of State, to spend time with his wife Dorothea, and seventeen children. Henry lived in his estate, called Red Hill, in Charlotte County, Virginia. After much persuasion, Patrik finally ran for office in 1799. George Washington urged him to run for the Virginia Legislature. Henry won the seat, but sadly, did not live long enough to serve. On June 6, 1799, Patrick Henry died at his home, Red Hill. Patrick Henry’s influential words played a critical role in…

revolution was just between Patriots(Americans) and the British.But there was a civil war going on here as well.It became so bad that there were house burning, mud slinging, lynching, and tar and feathering. When we remember the heroic hurt of George Washington’s army at Valley Forge.In Philidelphia the British are stalling the Philidelphia’s army.All the people were well fed and rested.The painting on the book “jacket of tories” was an detail of a portrait of Benjamin West John Eardly…

George Berkeley, also known as “Bishop Berkeley” was an Irish philosopher best known for the theory called “immaterialism”. This theory denies the existence of material substance and says that objects like tables and chairs are only ideas in the minds of preceivers and cannot exist with being perceived. Berkeley is also known for his abstraction. Berkeley was born in his family home Dysart castle. Near Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was the eldest son of William Berkeley and little…

Muhammad Ali made a difference in the world and his career was a big part in him doing so, he stood his ground for his religion, he gave hope to the black community… including Africa, and he changed history in the sport of boxing. Muhammad Ali had a lot of power and it wasn’t only in his fist. Muhammad Ali didn’t start out as being Muhammad Ali his real name was Cassius Marcellus Clay. That is his family name and he wasn’t proud of it because that was his slave name given to his ancestors by…

Main Qualities Used by Washington George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, faced numerous obstacles, fought against a superior numbered British Army, and often suffered serious complications during the thirteen original colonies rise to independence. In this essay, I will demonstrate three enduring qualities of our celebrated leader and founding father, George Washington, as shown in Robert Harvey’s, “Maverick Military Leaders” (2008). Raising Morale Upon his…

1776 was written by renowned author David McCullough and retells the events of the American Revolution. The book closely follows George Washington as he commands the American army through the hardships that they faced in these times. Both Washington and his soldiers dealt with harsh conditioning which lead to low morale. This sense of overall gloom contributed to the departing of many of the soldiers in the war and some even took weapons or other trinkets of war as collateral for their time…

reviewed his proposal. He suggested for it to be a monument that would reflect the black hills and embody the first 150 years of the nation. He also suggested that the subjects of mount Rushmore had to be presidents. He decided the presidents would be George Washington and Abraham Lincoln because it would attract more national interest. Later he would add Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt in recognition of their contribution to the United…

what was happening in both Washington’s Army and Howe’s army, showing that there are always two sides to a story. The book changes the point of view every few chapters. It is more focused on the military aspects and tactics. We learn about King George and what he thought about the colonies. The King anounces to parliament that England was going war to fight the rebellion in the colonies. There was some debate in whether or not go to war. Some of the members were all for it. Americans were…