Dorchester Heights‚ the first Battle of Trenton‚ the Battle of Monmouth‚ and finally the Siege of Yorktown. Following the capture of Fort Ticonderoga by Benedict Arnold‚ the artillery and cannons that had been stored there were brought to General Washington‚ who used this added firepower to set up a fortification on the hills over Dorchester‚ which prior to this point had been a position of strategic value but was too risky to take for fear of British retaliation. With the addition of the cannons and
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claimed. The Indian tribes fought against the American colonists because of their encroachment onto their land; however‚ the Iroquois remained loyal to the British and help defeat French. The Proclamation of 1763 was one of the acts imposed by King George III of Great Britain on the colonies in America. This proclamation was to prohibit the expansion of the colonists into the western territories and declared the Appalachian Mountain chain as off-limits; these lands were reserved for the Indian nations
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simply breathtaking. These moments make up our history and this country that I call home. This country was founded by many great men. George Washington was revered as one of the greatest men in American history. He was also‚ the first president of the United States of America. He joined the states together and helped make the Federal Government. President Washington wanted a free‚ democratic and united country. He supported the idea of the creation of a centralized bank of the United States to help
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John Hancock was born on January 23‚ 1737 to the proud parents of Mary & Reverend John Hancock. John had 6 siblings. Eva J.‚ George‚ David‚ Mary‚ William‚ and Ebenezer. When John was 7 his father died. Years later his mother remarried. He was adopted by his fatherly Uncle Thomas and his wife Lydia Henchman John went to Boston Latin School. After he graduated in 1750 he got accepted into Harvard College. He graduated in 1754 Right after graduation he started working for his uncle being groomed
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The French and Indian war lasted from 1756 to 1763. France made an expansion into the Ohio River valley which came to the attention of the British colonies. The French defeated George Washington‚ Edward Braddock‚ and Governor William Shirley during 1754 and 1755. In 1756 Britain declared war. The British leader William Pitt saw the war as a key to building the British empire. The British won their first victory at Louisburg in 1758 and later took Fort Frontenac. Then the British headed for Quebec
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in equality and justice‚ however it wasn’t until till the stamp act that he sided with the patriot cause and supported breaking away from Britain. During the time of the war‚ he suggested that they build up a Continental army‚ and nominated George Washington as Captain once again. In May 1776‚ John argued his cause for the colonies to adopt their own independent governments‚ and put up a rough draft of the preamble (John Adams Biography. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/john-adams-37967)
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inability of the congress to carry out their demands. This directly led to the Newburgh Conspiracy- a plan by soldiers’ to pretend to take over the government‚ unless the Congress had the power to tax states. But then‚ the plan failed because George Washington was against it and all soldiers agreed with him. In spite of the huge National Debt‚ the Congress did hardly have any money to carry out its duties and wills. Congress lacked the power to control foreign commerce and there was an unfavorable
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Alexander Hamilton was born as a British subject on the island of Nevis in the West Indies on the 11th of January 1755. His father was James Hamilton‚ a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. His grandfather was Alexander Hamilton‚ of Grange‚ Lanarkshire. One of his great grandfathers was Sir R. Pollock‚ the Laird of Cambuskeith. Hamilton’s mother was Rachael Fawcette Levine‚ of French Huguenot descent. When she was very young‚ she married a Danish proprietor of St. Croix named John Michael Levine
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first time in United States history in which there was a transfer of power from one political party to another. The transfer of power was peaceful even though it followed a heated campaign. Thomas Jefferson‚ former Secretary of State under George Washington and creator of the Democratic-Republican Party‚ defeated the Federalist‚ John Adams‚ for the presidency. In March 1801‚ Jefferson delivered a memorable inaugural address. It was memorable for its "consummation of eighteenth-century elegance
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He soon came to the attention of Army command General George Washington who quickly befriended Knox after being impressed by fortifications designed near Roxbury. Washington consulted Knox for advice understanding that there was a desperate need for more artillery in the ranks as the Cambridge did not currently have artillery. Knox proposed a plan that would move
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