Trenton

acres of land at Mount Vernon. June of 1755 Washington was called by congress to lead the Continental Army. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington lost more battles than he won, but his strategies won him battles including the Battle of Trenton in 1776 and the Yorktown in 1781. Washington was elected as a member of the Continental Congress in 1775, and later was unanimously chosen as president at the Constitution Convention in 1786. Again, during the presidential election of 1789,…

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Organized and disorganized are just two types of offenders in criminal justice. Between the two there are many differences and some similarities; this could make it very difficult to debate if a homicide is organized or disorganized. In order to know how to classify one, you must know what each one is and their indivual characteristics. An organized offender is a very cautious intelligent person who plots out every action of their crime. In the news, you often hear, "They were always a nice…

What was the significance of George Washington’s presidency? What successes and failures were present throughout it? The United States has had a mixture of good and bad presidents that led to improving the country or causing harm to the country during their presidency. For instance, President George Washington role as president had a lot of significance because he was Commander and Chief of his army and led them into the Revolutionary War. He presided over the Constitutional Convention after the…

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“There is a plaque at Fort Tryon Park in Manhattan, hails her “as the first woman to take a soldier’s part in the War for Liberty’”. (Michals, 2015) Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley Mary Ludwig was born on October 13, 1754 near Trenton, New Jersey, to John and Gretchen Ludwig. Her father was a dairy farmer. Mary became a domestic servant at the age of thirteen and married William Hays the local barber that same year on July 24, 1769. Later, John joined Proctor 's First Company of…

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Thomas Paine, a political activist and influential writer, helped influence the New World patriots in the American Revolution with his writings and famous pamphlet called “Common Sense.” This helped influence many American patriots to gain their independence from Great Britain and become their own nation. This pamphlet was an extremely powerful message for the American people. He helped shape the ideas that showed the patriots that the New World could live in a Republic-Democratic nation without…

Emanuel Leutze’s, Washington Crossing the Delaware depicts Washington and the Continental soldiers crossing the frigid Delaware River to attack Britain’s Hessian army at Trenton, New Jersey. In the painting, the men and women are all working in unity to steer the boat in the direction provided by their confident leader, Washington, who is predominantly standing on one leg while guiding the crew in the right direction. This…

were wiped out. Even though he didn’t win the battle he proved his decisions were good. Instead of staying and fighting a losing battle, literally, he pulled out and saved his army. Washington also crossed the Delaware River. Twice. His victory at Trenton is undoubtedly the best known victory of the war. He managed to cross the river, win the battle, and in fear of a counter attack, took his weary and tired men back across the river with…