Revolutionary Tribunal

then went on to being the commander and chief of the Amerivcan army and helped us come out of the revolutionary war victorious. The Presidents Military accomplisments is part of what made him such a great President. What better person to be president than the guy who won our independence and right to have a president himself. Washington didn't fight in the French and Indian war and the Revolutionary with being president in mind. Being President wasn't even an option, He fought for our great…

Throughout American history there have been several memorable presidents. Certain presidents have made a bigger impact than others but all of them are there for the same purpose, to lead the American people. The president that stands out to me the most is our first leader of the country, George Washington. Washington's ability to lead our military and our country are the two reasons why I think he is our greatest president. George Wahington had more military skill than any other president is…

The novel 1776, written by David McCullough, is arguably the best depiction of the events that took place during the height of the American Revolution. This novel illustrates the struggles and triumphs that General Washington and his men faced in the year that the Declaration of Independence was issued to the British government by the American colonists. This novel is not simply a day-by-day depiction of the nation at war, but more an in-depth narrative of the men that served along side of…

The French Revolution started in 1789 when the Third Estate (the commoners) of France revolted against the government. They were unhappy that they had to pay disproportionately high taxes, and were underrepresented in the voting of the Estates General (the governing body). As the Third Estate learned of the ideas of the Enlightenment, they became the leaders of the French Revolution. The common folk owned much more land than the First Estate (the Church) and the Second Estate (the Nobles),…

Doyle’s basic thesis about the french revolution is that many promises that were made were not carried out, but the revolution changed ones outlook. He says that “although most would say that rapid and vast changes occurred during the French Revolution, it is difficult to evaluate the extent to which these changes were more apparent than real.” Many historians said that even though the revolution stood for a lot, promises were not fulfilled. Others argue that much that has been attributed to the…

America’s development into a nation-state came about by the War of Independence, the action of casting off the parental states governing control ‘Britain’, however, there are still remnants of the British governing system in America’s governmental structures. Their president became an elected king with some other powers of kingdom ship e.g. to go to war, to pardon, friends whether wrongdoers are otherwise, to select a Cabinet of his un-elected. What set the American culture apart from any other…

Political developments in seventeenth-century shaped the development of its American colonies in a wide variety of ways. Early in the seventeenth-century, when the English started to migrate to North America, the concept of “freedom” had a small role in English political parley. As time went on this issue started to intensify with other political issues like the struggle for political supremacy between the parliament and the Stuart monarch. This dispute would later lead to the House of commons…

“Historic Hudson Valley was formally founded in 1951 as sleepy hollow restorations by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.” “The Hudson Valley comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York, from the cities of Albany and Troy southward to Yonkers in Westchester County.” Historic Hudson River Towns are located along New York’s Hudson River, from Yonkers to Albany. In 1994, Historic River Towns of Westchester was created by mayors and supervisors…

1776 a year that is remember all throughout history as the year thirteen colonies stood up to an empire and said “ We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”. Saying enough is enough to an empire that the bigger, better, trained and more powerful they are. This story is taught to us all of our years in school from the same…

Benjamin Franklin was born on January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father Josiah Franklin was a soap and candle maker. He had 17 children, 7 with his first wife Anne Child and 10 with his second wife Abiah Folger. Benjamin was the 15th child and the last son. (Biography.com) Franklin’s father intended for him to be a clergyman but he could only afford to send him to school for a year; clergyman needed years of schooling. (Ushistory.org) Ben attended Boston Latin School before being…