1776 review
1776 Book Review
1776 focuses on one year of the American Revolution and the military history. The colonies went from being under King George the III to fighting for their independence in one year. This was the year that George Washington became the American commander and the declaration of independence was signed. The book focused on the battles that happened and the individuals involved in it.
The novel started with a dramatic scene as King George the III traveled into London to speak to a joint session of parliament. He was persuading the parliament to go to the war with the colonies because they had been rebelling and trying to declare their independence. As it states on page 11 by King George, “ all the time they had been professing loyalty to the parent state, and the strongest protestations of loyalty to me, they were preparing for rebellion”. It took a long time, but eventually they voted to support the king.
1776 was so important because it represented perseverance for the colonies. They were united and were fighting for a purpose. The Americans kept getting pushed back and losing from the British and that could have stopped the Americans but it did not.
McCullough focused on the battles of Dorchester Heights, Long Island, and Trenton. Although much attention was directed toward George Washington because he was the commander, a lot more of it was directed towards many other people. He centered much attention on general Howe, who was the commander for the English army. He also wrote about Nathanael Green. He was the major general of the continental army. Before this he had no military experience. He was the youngest general in the continental army at 33 years of age. He was blamed for many losses but Washington had trust in Greene. He commanded the battle of Trenton and it was a victory. Henry Knox was one of Washington’s best friends he became the chief artillery officer in the continental army. One of the first things
1776 focuses on one year of the American Revolution and the military history. The colonies went from being under King George the III to fighting for their independence in one year. This was the year that George Washington became the American commander and the declaration of independence was signed. The book focused on the battles that happened and the individuals involved in it.
The novel started with a dramatic scene as King George the III traveled into London to speak to a joint session of parliament. He was persuading the parliament to go to the war with the colonies because they had been rebelling and trying to declare their independence. As it states on page 11 by King George, “ all the time they had been professing loyalty to the parent state, and the strongest protestations of loyalty to me, they were preparing for rebellion”. It took a long time, but eventually they voted to support the king.
1776 was so important because it represented perseverance for the colonies. They were united and were fighting for a purpose. The Americans kept getting pushed back and losing from the British and that could have stopped the Americans but it did not.
McCullough focused on the battles of Dorchester Heights, Long Island, and Trenton. Although much attention was directed toward George Washington because he was the commander, a lot more of it was directed towards many other people. He centered much attention on general Howe, who was the commander for the English army. He also wrote about Nathanael Green. He was the major general of the continental army. Before this he had no military experience. He was the youngest general in the continental army at 33 years of age. He was blamed for many losses but Washington had trust in Greene. He commanded the battle of Trenton and it was a victory. Henry Knox was one of Washington’s best friends he became the chief artillery officer in the continental army. One of the first things