In Lexington, Virginia there was “The shot heard round the world”.It happened on April 22,1775. “The shot heard round the world” is the first shot of the revolutionary war. The British and the Colonists were in Lexington and that was the first battle. The passage that we read said, “The officer swung his sword, and said, ‘Lay down your arms, you damned, rebels, or you all are dead men. Fire!’ ” The passage also said that some guns were fired from the British at us from the first platoon, but no person
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people would be really hard. Just overall people are getting sick because of the living condition. A new leader Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben pushes us too hard and is a main reason why i'm leaving. The members of congress did not trust George Washington, so why should we? If I can't trust someone that is leading me into battle, with a new Prussian man who I don't know anything about him.
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Many thousands of incredible people contributed to the outcome of the Revolutionary War, but one of the more important contributors was Major General William Howe. William Howe was born on August 10, 1729 (Showalter, 2015) to Sir Emmanuel Howe and Charlotte Howe. His father was a viscount, a noble just under the rank of Duke. He was also the illegitimate uncle of King George III (Pavao, 2014), giving Howe’s family a tie to the throne. In his youth, William was educated at Eaton. Years later, when
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Washington did not have the material or financial resources of England, but he did have an established alliance with France, which was still reeling from their previous defeats in the seven years war. France was more than happy to assist the Americans in gaining their independence from the tyranny of this superpower. Washington knew, that if he could just outlast an economically fragile England, the Americans might stand a chance at winning the war. Washington also knew that the Americans were extremely
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“Come, my little girl, drink a glass of wine with me for the last time, for I am going to the hill tomorrow and I shall never come off”, quoted by a soldier going into battle at The Battle of Bunker Hill. The British won the Battle of Bunker Hill. What do you know about the Battle of Bunker Hill? Have you heard about it? This battle is important to the Revolutionary war because of its causes, leaders, and effects. The battle of bunker hill was an extension of the battles of lexington and concord
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family’s historian to dig through it. It’s a treasure chest of historical documents and information about our nation’s history. With 14 regional offices across the country, the original National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is located in Washington, DC and holds two of the most valued, most revered resources for the Civil War researcher. They are Compiled Military Service Records (CMSR) and Civil War Pension Files. This month we’re going to take a look at Compiled Military Service Records
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Hamilton was born on January 11,1757 at Charleston, Nevis. Hamilton was an orphan but later grew up to become a wonderful leader despite his circumstances. Alexander hamilton was married to Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton who was the first person to open up a private orphanage in New York .Hamilton was a very important character who contributed to the creation of America. One reason is Alexander Hamilton would have made a wonderful president. Another reason is that Hamilton’s plan to assume the state
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The March on Washington was the march on Washington for jobs and freedom. It was a demonstration, a political demonstration, which was held in the city of Washington, D.C. in the year of 1963. This political demonstration was held by civil rights leaders to protest the racial discrimination happening in the country at the time and also to show the support for very important civil rights legislation that was on hold in Congress. All they wanted was to peaceably have equal justice for all United
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William Howe fought on the British side of during the American Revolution. He was born on August 10, 1729. Howe was the younger brother of the future admiral Richard Howe. His parents were Emmanuel and Charlotte Howe. His father was a general in the king’s army. The family that he came from was titled, and had a tie to the crown. He was born in England, and continued to fight for his country in the following years in his life. William fought in the footsteps of his father and older brothers.
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Martin Luther King Jr, I Have A Dream Speech was very effective and influential in history and today’s times. During his speech, he had a message to have equal rights for all American citizens including African Americans. He explained that America has excluded African Americans from the rights and freedom that they should have. He wanted white Americans to realize that their freedom and rights should be equal to African Americans rights as well. He wanted African Americans to also understand that
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