George washington George Washington was a smart guy and was a smart leader. George was 6ft 2 inches, he was very tall man for his time. When George was 11 his father died and his half brother that served in the Royal navy took him in and act as his mentor.later george got interested about joining the navy his mom would not let him join the navy until he was old enough to move out of the house. But George stilled planned that he was going to join the military.
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Tensions were rising in Boston as the colonists grew tired of Britain's tight grip on their society, government, and daily lives. They only rose when Britain introduced the Stamp Act in 1765 and the Townshend Act in 1767. The colonists didn’t believe that Britain had the right to tax them because they were not represented in Parliament. When British troops arrived in the colonies, it angered the colonists further because they knew that the troops were there to enforce the unfair taxes and laws stated
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Patrick Henry is a man of great significance with roots in the origins of the American Revolution through speeches made to win over the Loyalist party by outlining the slavery-like relationship of which Great Britain regarded them. Offered throughout is a general consensus of the ideas of the Patriots, declaring with desperation a need to rebel against the British monarchy, most commonly due to its oppression and the weakness that was consequently instilled among the colonies. In his most popular
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The Boston Massacre took place on the evening of March 5, 1770. This rebellion resulted in the killing of around five colonists and it raised the tensions even more between the colonists and the British government, which later on lead to the awareness of a possible American Revolution. The question to be addressed in this research paper is which were the major events that over time lead to the Boston Massacre, such as the “Stamp Act of 1765”, “Quartering Act of 1765”, and the “Townshend Act of 1767”
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The Protestant Reformation was the dawn of multiple ideas, as it inspired people to see the Roman Catholic Church in a new light. Multiple new religions were brought up and new philosophical thoughts were spawned. Then, along came the Peasants’ Revolt of 1524-1526 in Germany. This savage war was not only sprung up from the religious ideas of Martin Luther, but also from the dissatisfaction of peasants about their poor working conditions and the unfair treatment from their lords. German peasants had
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Throughout history many mistakes have occurred and the goal is to make sure we keep our mistakes in the past but it never works out that way. The Boston Massacre was one of the first events that sparked the American Revolution. It set the colonies into anarchy and forced them to rebel against The British. A man named George Zimmerman made a fatal mistake when he shot an unarmed 17-year-old African American named Trayvon Martin. Even though the situations are many years apart, they have the same outcomes
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Over the course of 7 years (1689-1697), the tension between between France, Spain and England grew and caused the first worldwide war; in order to gain control over the West Indies, Canada and the trade in the English colonies.The Native Americans were being driven away because the English needed more land for plantations and ports. King William’s War, was provoked because the English were expanding rapidly and the Natives were being pushed out and weren't strong enough to fight against the Europeans
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John Hancock John hancock was an american merchant, statesman and prominent patriot of the american revolution. He served as president of the second continental congress and was the first and third governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts. Born: January 23, 1737, Braintree MA. Died: October 8, 1793, Hancock manor. Buried: Granary burying ground, Boston MA. Spouse (wife): Dorothy quincy ( married 1775-1793). Children: Lydia Henchman hancock, John George washington hancock. Previous offices:
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Massacre killed five colonists and eight were harmed killing three on the spot. Colonists had the five soldiers responsible for the killing sent to trial. When the trials were done with two British soldiers were established guilty of homicide. John Adams said during the trials “it is of more importance to community that innocence should be protected that it is that guilt should be punished.” The Boston Massacre was one of the first times the colonist stood up to the British guideline. Crispus Attucks
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Following the Seven Years’ War the British government faced many problems. The Seven Years’ War was a war between Britain and France and as well as their allies (the colonies for the British and most Indians for France). The Seven Years’ War ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. The Treaty of Paris recognized that the British government won the war and that the French have lost. In order to compensate, the French had to give up its territories to both Spain and the British government. Spain gained
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