We all enjoyed a small celebration but only to realize that winter was coming‚ and fast. We still had some shortages‚ but General Washington will take us to victory no matter what the circumstance and no matter the cost. The only problem is‚ many people do not believe in General
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country that I call home. The country that gave my family everything; careers‚ a house‚ a place to start a new life. When the citizens of the United States think of America‚ they often tend to forget our ancestors’ struggles to get us here. George Washington‚ Paul Revere‚ Nathan Hale‚ and Thomas Jefferson were all people who founded our country out of 3 morals: Bravery‚ perseverance‚ and ambition. When the 13 colonies gained independence from the redcoats‚ what we call the “American Dream”
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several years before breaking out in 1794. After the Revolutionary War‚ the government agreed to take over the debt of the states only if the nation’s capital could move from Philadelphia south to a swamp area on the Potomac which we today call Washington‚ D.C. (anonymous). In order to help pay the debts‚ the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton put an excise tax on all liquor sold in the United States of 25%. The famers in the southwestern states below New York relied on their whiskey production
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You may know of George Washington‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ or George W. Bush‚ but you most likely have not heard of Millard Fillmore. Millard Fillmore was the thirteenth president in the year of 1850. He may have not fought for freedom‚ freed slaves‚ or something big but he is important. Even though he is not well known‚ he is still an important part of the United States. Millard Fillmore was born January 7th‚ 1800 in Summerhill‚ New York to Nathaniel Fillmore and Phoebe Millard Fillmore. Millard
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Why did the Americans win the War of Independence? Before the first shots were fired in the American War of Independence‚ very few people gave the Americans (also known as the ’colonists ’ or ’patriots ’) a chance. Britain had a population of 11 million compared to the patriots 2.5 million of whom 20% were slaves. Furthermore Britain had the most powerful navy in the world‚ an experienced and well-armed standing army of 48‚000 men and the support of tens of thousands of loyalists and Indian tribes
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other values or attacked the Constitution. It was organized into local clubs‚ state councils and a national council‚ consisting of a president and twelve members. An enthusiastic Hamilton addresses a national convention each year when they meet in Washington D.C. Critics mutter that Alexander the Great is not satisfied with being president. He is also running for
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The Seven Years’ War began in 1754 and ended 1763‚ It is called the Seven Years’ War because the main conflict occurred in the seven-year period from 1756 to 1763. Eventually the war involved most of the great powers of the time and affected regions Europe‚ North America‚ Central America‚ the West African coast‚ India‚ and the Philippines‚ for this reason it is often considered one of the first world wars (although obviously the War does not bear such a name – it is not referred to as World War I)
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its rich history‚ unique architecture‚ and changes made to facilitate different presidents. The White House has a very interesting history. For example‚ George Washington chose the location of the White House to be in Mount Vernon because it was in the middle of all the colonies. This location is now known as Washington D.C. Although Washington chose the location of the White House and was the first president of the United States he actually never lived in the house. The first president to live there
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areas west of the ohio river. The further west the american colonist would go‚ the more it would cost the British. This is money they didn’t have‚ causing Britain to Exert more control over the colonies. Document C was a letter written by George Washington to General Edward Braddock. This document is showing the Pre-French and Indian war relations between the Colonies and Britain. This letter was written in a very positive tone‚ showing that pre-war relations between the two were decent. Document
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in this battle‚ the victory served to make a significant difference in the overall outcome of the American Revolution. There were three major participants at The Battle of Yorktown: Americans‚ British‚ and French. The American General was George Washington‚ the British General was Lord Cornwallis‚ and the French General was Comte de Rochambeau. The French aided the American Continental Army in the American Revolution. The combined forces of the American Continental Army and French Army troops against
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