George Washington, the first president of the United States of America, is one of the most influential when it comes to the role of the president. Born on February 22, 1732 Washington was the son of Augustine and Mary Washington in Virginia. Washington later enlisted in the Great Britain Army and fought in the French and Indian War as a general who served to protect the colonies from the French’s attacks during the French and Indian War. With his help he aided the capture of Fort Duquesne. When he
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Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797) was a member of the House of Burgesses, the Continental Congress, and the Senate of Virginia. He is most notably known for signing the Declaration of Independence and representing Loudon and Richmond counties while working at the House of Burgesses. He was born into the the notable Lee family
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before the House of Representatives passed the 19th Amendment, Abigail Adams wrote a letter, dated March 31, 1776, to her husband, John Adams. She urged him and other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the nation’s women when fighting for America’s independence. This letter was a very important first step in the fight for equal rights for women. Abigail was admired and respected in her time and her letters written to John Adams continue to show people of the world a perspective
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First Continental Congress- gathering of colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies in America Patriots- Colonists who chose to fight for independence from Great Britain Minutemen- local militia who got their name because they were always ready to fight Second Continental Congress- second group of delegates from colonies Continental Army- included soldiers from all colonies, carried out the fight against Britain George Washington-
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The Article of Confederation was adopted by the continental congress on November 15, 1777. It was considered the first constitution for the United States and it did not come into effect until March 1, 1789. It was appointed by the second continental congress, which began on the 12 of July in 1776, and the approved version was later sent to the states for ratification in late 1777. For those that signed the document, their delegates agreed to the form of government that is called The Article of
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|the revolt at the imposition of the Stamp Act. | |Stamp Act |This act is very similar to that of the Sugar Act was passed on March 22, 1765 |Contribution to the revolutionary act was one of the first internal imposed tax act upon | | |by the British Parliament. This new tax was imposed on all American colonists |the American colonists which
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refused to consume any British imports due to their boycott, but the ship owner insisted. The colonists however took this opportunity to take action. A gathering of colonists dressed up as the indigenous people of the land, dumped the tea into the harbor, and terrorized the ship owner. In response to these events, delegates from the colonies such as, George Washington and Patrick Henry from Virginia, Samuel Adams from Massachusetts, and John Jay of New York met in Philadelphia in 1774
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Confederation. The goal of the Constitution was to create the strong central executive authority that the Articles of Confederation lacked. The Constitution of the United States was signed on September 17, 1787. The Constitution contains several parts, the first being the preamble, or introduction of the Constitution in which the reasons for developing a new governing document are listed. These reasons included making a better government, ensuring justice for all citizens, ensuring peace at home, providing
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all this is when the continental congress came about. He was sent to the continental congress for months in order to be a delegate for his state. After all the fuss of the continental congress Blount decided to run for the first U.S. senate, but discovering he did not receive the position he decided to go west. In turn, he was appointed by Washington to be the governor of the southwest territories, including Indian affairs. He eventually got elected to be apart of one of the first U.S. senate’s, but
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therefore free from punishment of crimes that occurred on American soil. The charges against these revolutionists are without proper evidence and support. It is a travesty in the name of justice to misinterpret the intensions of these men without first acknowledging the possibility of their innocence in collaboration with the causes and events leading up to the initial incarceration. This was not a revolution of desperate lower class minorities with nothing to lose. The people behind the revolution
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