to fight back. Later on‚ when the Acts were made‚ the colonists got even more angry with Britain’s tight control. When the Declaration of Independence was created in 1776‚ I was really excited‚ but I knew I would have to sign up for war. General Washington led the troops to set up our winter camp‚ Valley Forge. Valley Forge is located 18 miles outside of Philadelphia‚ where the winter camps for our Army was located. Our huts were of very low quality‚ because twelve soldiers slept on a pile of straw
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Massachusetts was first colonized by principally English Europeans in the early 17th century‚ and became the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the 18th century. Prior to English colonization of the area‚ it was inhabited by a variety of mainly Algonquian-speaking indigenous tribes. The first permanent English settlement was established in 1620 with the founding of Plymouth Colony by the Pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower. A second‚ shorter-lasting colony‚ was established near Plymouth in 1622 at
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Whiskey Rebellion The whiskey rebellion written by Thomas P. Slaughter thoroughly described the importance of the event in America’s history‚ not only that but it gives us the opportunity to really comprehend the background of the event and some of the biggest challenges. The book the Whiskey Rebellion frontier epilogue to the American Revolution captures the historical drama and the importance of the whiskey rebellion. The book is divided into three sections context‚ chronology and consequence
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The Continental Army and revolutionary experience portrayed individuals’ sheer determination and will power under a very difficult unimaginable situation. The ever-vigilant General George Washington and his soldiers‚ already exhausted from battles‚ long marches‚ and persistent scarce supplies‚ arrived at Valley Forge on the winter of 1777. A severe winter weather that caused an extensive illness and suffering amongst the troops. Considering the area was strategically located; however‚ the land topography
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alley Forge War is hard‚ but not a hardship worth quitting for. In December 1777-1778‚ General George Washington made his winter camp at Valley Forge‚ Pennsylvania. The British army under General Howe was only a few miles away in Philadelphia. Washington now has a problem because many of his men have signed up to fight for only nine months. Their terms are now coming to an end. After thinking long and hard I am deciding to reenlist for three main causes‚ lack of soliders due to illness‚ loyalty
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Charles Cornwallis was a tremendous part of the American Revolutionary War. Charles Cornwallis was a famous British General. He didn’t start of as the enemy against the Stamp Act he was on the colonists side. He was a famous for fighting against the colonist for his country‚ Great Britain. When the Revolutionary War started he felt patriotic and felt he had to press the Stamp Act to support his country. He was later promoted as a general and he arrived in America in May 1776 to fight in the American
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On March 5‚ 1770 the Boston Massacre occurred. A mob of colonists had assembled at the Custom House. Many of them began shouting and throwing things at the soldiers. The soldiers began to fire on the colonists without the order from Captain Preston‚ and five of the colonists were shot and killed. There was a trial several months later‚ where Captain Preston was legally represented by John Adams. Captain Preston was acquitted. Six of the eight soldiers under trial were acquitted. Two soldiers were
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The formation of the Political Parties "Why can’t we all just get along?" Is a famous quote from the lawyer Rodney King‚ it may be very new in nature but in all actuality it has very deep roots. Back in the revolutionary time period between 1788 and 1800 there was a lot of arguing and verbal fighting going on in America. The loose Articles of Confederation had just been scrapped and the stricter Federal Constitution was now in place causing a big ordeal of fighting between the federalists led by
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John Quincy Adams was born on July 11‚ 1767‚ in Braintree‚ Massachusetts. He is the oldest son of all the children that John Adams‚ the second United States President‚ and Abigail Adams had. He traveled to France with his father at the age of 10. He received training in the diplomatic corps and went to school when he was 14 years old. Adams accompanied diplomat Francis Dana to Russia‚ serving as his secretary and translator in the year of 1781. He then traveled to Paris as his father’s secretary
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and James Madison were the men chosen by President Washington to serve in the first cabinet. True False The first political parties were formed around regional and economic differences. True False The XYZ Affair involved relations between the United States and England. True False The Alien and Sedition Acts were a costly mistake for the Federalists because they were contrary to the ideas found in the Bill of Rights. True False George Washington’s main objective as President of the United
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