Revolutionary Tribunal

In 1898, the United States fought a short war with Spain and won . As a result, some Spanish colonies like Cuba, and the Philippine Islands were questionable as to what the United States should do with them. Eventually, the U.S. gave Cuba back but wanted to Annex the Philippines. When the United States annexed the Philippines, it was seen as having an imperialistic motive. The United States has suddenly become a world powerful and this has made many Americans proud and excited. Others see it…

The Boston Massacre : A Fuse Lit It all started on a day in spring. Tension was already creeping in the air, and someone was planning to use it to their advantage. A group of colonists launched an attack on a British sentinel, throwing nearly anything they could get into their hands at him. A group of nearby British soldiers fired into the mob killing 5 and injuring several others. Things of course, went downhill or uphill (depending on how you think of it) from there on. News, as it…

The United States of America gained its independence on July 4th, 1776, successfully cutting its restrictive ties with Great Britain. Shortly after the end of the Revolutionary War, America and Britain made amends and resumed trade and peaceful affairs. However, all peace someday comes to an end, especially in the case of America’s unstable relationship with Britain, fueled by vengeful grudges due to past events. Only four decades after America gained its independence, tensions between America…

ambition, and desire to create his own reputation were all hallmark traits of an American patriot. It would be justly noted that these character traits led to Hamilton’s involvement in the Revolutionary War cause. Hamilton became involved in many small patriotic groups before ultimately serving in the Revolutionary War (“Biography on Alexander Hamilton”). The war held promise for the eradication of the stifling class system—an institution that had shunned Hamilton from birth. Participation in a…

Nearly took after by Columbus' "disclosure" of the New World in 1492 were the foundations of European settlements with the French essentially in the north and down the Mississippi, and with the British along the easterly drift. Therefore, the Native Americans' lives changed radically. Before 1750, regarding monetarily, French reacted commonly as far as economy, socially become a close acquaintance with them and as far as religion, reacted generously by empowering Catholicism through teachers;…

The American Colonists vs. British Parliament The American Colonists had ample justification for waging war and breaking away from Britain. This belief is supported by four reasons. First, the colonists were not treated fairly by the British Parliament. Another reason is they had to pay extremely high taxes. Third, the “Boston Massacre” happened when Britain was abusing the power it had over the Americans. Lastly, the British were very aggressive towards the colonists when they did not need to…

colonies and the British. This event was recognized as the American Revolution. The American Revolutionary War was a war that help and put the American colonies in a great position to gained their own independence from the british. Here are several authors with differing opinions on whether or not the American Revolution had as a significant impact as history claims. Gordon Wood states how the American Revolutionary War was in fact beneficial towards our history. Where as Howard Zinn states in…

During the Revolutionary War, there was many documents and forms of propaganda and news that were used to influence the colonists and get them to act on the coming revolution. One was the pamphlet of Common Sense Written by Thomas Paine. The pamphlet was bought and read so frequently that is was considered a best seller for the time. Everyone that read Common Sense did not necessarily agree with it but it brought up many valid points as to why America should separate from Britain. The document…

classic country… the ‘sorrow filled words’ of blues… Since the beginning of music, lyrics of songs have reflected the attitude and culture of the time in which they were written. This is especially true in times of difficulty and war. During the Revolutionary War era, songs were more than just ‘music’, they were written, and sung, to make a statement. There were many songs written at this time which expressed how Americans felt about what was happening in the country. Three themes can be…

successful tobacco planter in his home land. Washington proved that he was a much better general than he was just a military man. He was not the biggest genius on the battlefield. His strength was mainly keeping the colonial army in control during the Revolutionary War. Washington’s troops were not well fed, taken care of, or trained. Even though this was the case, Washington was able to get his troops to continue in the battle. This greatly helped the United States with growing as a successful…