center of the rebellion’’. It prevailed, and with it, so did the new nation At the end of the book, Ellis raises the historical question of “what might have happened to the independence movement if the British had moved aggressively against the Continental Army in New York?” He assumes the American army would have been demolished, but points out that another army could have been raised. “Revolutionary Summer” tells an old story in a new way, with a fresh new way to make readers interested in the
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each state counted for one vote regardless of size, which was fine for smaller states, but the larger ones felt that their votes should have more say in matters due to its larger population. Congress had little power to tax for much needed funds, nor to regulate foreign and interstate commerce. When Congress would pass laws, there was no executive branch of government to enforce the laws. There was no national court system when issues would arise and any amendments to the Articles of Confederation
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wounded at the Battle of Prague, where the Prussian army was victorious, despite being outnumbered 2 to 1. In 1758 he served as General Johann von Mayer’s adjutant and principle staff officer in a special detached corps. Von Steuben was promoted to first lieutenant in 1759, and he was again wounded at the Battle of
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was here that he first served with the man who would be his superior officer later in life, General George Washington. Together they survived the bloody disaster of Major General Edward Braddock's defeat at the hands of the French Canadians and Indians in 1755 (American History Suite 101) at the Monongahela River at the forks with the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers near modern Pittsburgh (Fort Pitt) in the Battle of Monongahela (British Battles). Not only was it here that Charles Lee first came into contact
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The Declaration of Independence can be divided into four main parts. The first part is an introduction that states the purpose of the document, which was to explain why the American people were declaring independence from the government of Great Britain. The second part is a theory of good government and individual rights generally accepted by Americans from the 1770s until today. In this theory, all individuals are equal in their possession of certain immutable rights. These rights are not granted
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to the French after they had tried to surprise the French. The French retaliated; trapping Washington and his men in a makeshift enclosure they called Fort Necessity on July 4, 1754 (Cave, 2004). He lost more than half of his Soldiers during this first battle with the
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humanities place emphasis on authorship, so most MLA citation involves recording the author’s name in the physical text. The author’s name is also the first to appear in the “Works Cited” page at the end of an essay. The most recent MLA formatting can be found in the seventh edition of the
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1) Describe three different American Indian cultures prior to colonization. 1200-1900 The Algonkian tribes were in the Northeast and were the first to encounter Europeans. The Iroquois were one of the largest tribes with a variety of languages and traditions. The Anasazi were in the Southeast by the four corners. They made hand woven baskets and had unusual dwellings called pithouses made of mud and bushes. 2) The effects of British colonization on the Native Americans. 1600s The
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After working as an apprentice for his father for two years, he worked for his half-brother James, who was a printer. In 1721, they founded the New England Courant, the fourth newspaper in the colonies. Benjamin secretly wrote 14 essays for it, his first published writings. In 1723, due to disagreements with his half-brother, Franklin fled to Philadelphia, where he was able to find employment as a printer. He spent one year there and then sailed to London for two years. After his return to Philadelphia
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It reads:"Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, nor prohibiting the free exercise thereof." (10 reason). Also, ¨The first clause merely declares that the federal government cannot establish one religion for all the people. It says nothing about "separation of church and state." In fact, five of the 13
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