The famed first American President did not set out to become a famed or great president (source #2). He wanted to lead a country with no leader, having just wrested it from the hands of King George III. Before even becoming president, he had already proven he was an acomplished leader. While his reputation is often marred by the fact that he lost his first command, leading his men into a massacre, witnessing their deaths firsthand
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There are many events that happened in Benjamin Franklin's life. He was born in Boston on January 17th, 1706. He was the tenth son of soap maker Josiah Franklin. In all, Josiah had 17 children. Josiah could only afford to send his son to school for one year. Ben learned to read at an early age. His entire life reflected his belief in self-improvement, and from an early age until he passed away. Franklin was a smart, driven, and knew he wanted to accomplish great things with his life. He constantly
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Except from Washington’s Crossing by David Hackett Fischer CONCLUSION ~ The War and the American Revolution We have a very difficult card to play. We often have to act by the moon or twilight and leave the World to judge it in the clear sunshine. -General William Maxwell to Adam Stephen, April 10, 17771 On New Year’s Day in 1777, Robert Morris sent George Washington a letter that rings strangely in a modern ear. “The year 1776 is over,” Morris wrote. “I am heartily glad of it and
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Chapter 1, Section 1 Notes * Government is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. * Public policies are all of those things a government decides to do that ranges from taxation, defense, education, crime, health care, transportation, environment, civil rights, and working conditions. * Legislative power is the power to make law and to frame public policies. * Executive power is the power to execute, enforce, and administer
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Test 1 The independence won because of the articles of confederation, with that weaknesses arose; one of the weaknesses was that congress had some trouble passing laws because nine out of the thirteen states were needed. Due to that, there was no executive official to ensure that the laws were enforced of not having a court of the law. There was no point of interpreting out law or carrying out justice. With the states trying to unite, the confederation could not be changed without a unanimous vote
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Reading Guide Questions **Remember: Create a google doc for the answer to these questions! Name it: YourName__Unit2ReadingGuide 1. Describe colonial population growth. What were the most populous colonies? Colonies’ populations were constantly growing due to lots of immigration and people having lots and lots of babies (which was the primary reason). Pop Rank: Virginia Massachusetts Pennsylvania NC Maryland 2. What were the main non-English groups that settled in the colonies? Africans (20%)
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Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence. Because the US knew they would need a government to replace the monarchy that ruled them, plans for a new government were being devised the month before we declared our independence. After much dispute and consideration, the final results for a government were the Articles of Confederation. It established a weak government which only consisted of a one-house legislature called the Confederation Congress. This was the first government
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the British Army in the Battle of Long Island. This particular area was a strategic location and from there, he planned out his army’s first successful victory which was known as The Battle of Harlem Heights.
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clergyman, joined the rebel forces two days after Congress had officially declared independence. He was only sixteen years old, but was itching to serve for the colonial cause. Martin would be an unusual soldier, having stayed enlisted for the entirety of the war, while other men would have tapped out by then. Even though the Declaration of Independence and Common Sense by Thomas Paine were being printed and distributed around the colonies, the Continental Army struggled to get men
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a written document that would empower the thirteen colonies to fight against the greatest army and navy of its time, Great Britain. This document came to be known as The Articles of Confederation and it is the first written Constitution constructed by the United States Continental Congress. The objective of this document was to unify the thirteen states under one central government while retain each individual state right. After the war our founding fathers recognize huge flaws in this document that
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