that no great nation can exist without colonies; economic nationalism; limit imports from other countries but encourage exports to other countries KEY PEOPLE/GROUPS: Know who they are‚ what they did‚ and why they are important. Parliament King George III First Continental Congress (know when they met‚ why‚ and what they did) Second Continental Congress (know when they met‚ why‚ and what they
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was allowed to choose his own cabinet. He replaced Washington ’s cabinet which consisted of Edmund Randolph‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Henry Knox‚ and William Bradford. Timothy Pickering of Massachusetts was appointed the secretary of state‚ Oliver Welcott of Connecticut became the secretary of treasury‚ James McHenry of Maryland became the secretary of war‚ and Charles Lee of Virginia was appointed the attorney general. It ’s obvious that George Washington had a much better cabinet than Adams did. John Adam
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family‚ Dr. Richard Schakburg composed these lyrics. The song is about a little boy and his father visiting one of the army camps of the brigade during the American Revolution. When there‚ the boy saw the men dancing with the ladies‚ he saw Captain Washington giving out orders to his men ‚ and various other things which include the swamping gun which uses a horn of powder to be loaded. In stanza 8 the barrel being talked about with the clubs is a drum which was used to call everyone together. The boy
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From One War to Another The French and Indian war‚ a war that had assembled the largest number of troops ever‚ was caused by more than a hundred years of rivalry between the two countries‚ had several consequences on the British Empire‚ and impacted the colonies greatly. When the fire of the French and Indian war was blown out‚ another match was dropped‚ starting another war. The main causes of the French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years war‚ was due to the constant hostility of the
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for 10 years. During the crisis‚ triggered by the Boston Tea Party and the Coercive Acts‚ Henry was at the peak of his career. He drove the House of Burgesses to repeated defiances of the stubborn royal governor‚ Lord Dunmore. Patrick Henry‚ George Washington‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ and others traveled to Philadelphia as the Virginia delegation
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The French and Indian War was fought in North America from 1754 to 1763 as a part of the global conflict known as the Seven Years War‚ which involved many Great Powers of the 18th Century. The War was fought principally between the British‚ supported by the American colonists‚ and the French‚ supported by the Indians‚ over control of territories in North America. By the mid-1700’s‚ both the French and the British established extensive colonies in North America to take advantage of the land’s rich
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both included slave quarters and gardens‚ and inside both homes included Palladian windows. Each property had an ice house and a greenhouse; however‚ they were constructed differently. Mount Vernon and Monticello are different in many ways; George Washington inherited the property at Mount Vernon by his half brother‚ while it took Thomas Jefferson 40 years for him to design and build his home in Monticello. Thomas Jefferson had many inventions and artifacts in his home‚ including a telescope‚ the
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of “The Characters of Revolutionary Characters” by Gordon S. Wood “The characters of Revolutionary Characters” is a realistic portrayal of six most important members of the founding generation of the United States. They are: George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ Aaron Burr‚ John Adams‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Thomas Paine. The Founders‚ indeed‚ were a highly unique and exceptionally talented generation. The book takes as its accent not the story of the lives
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command of Boston by George Washington. Greene’s success did not stop there‚ two months later he was appointed a major general in the Confederate Army and was placed in charge of its troops stationed in Long Island. Unfortunately‚ Greene grew very ill and did not participate in the Battle of Long Island‚ although he resumed his duties shortly after the battle took place. As major general‚ Greene thought the correct move for the Continental Army was
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