the famous “Shot heard around the world” sounded‚ indicating the start and breakout of an all-out war for independence‚ marking the start of the American Revolutionary War. In a last-resort attempt to peacefully resolve this conflict‚ the Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III‚ affirming American loyalty to the crown. However‚ it was not taken seriously and shortly‚ the colonies were officially declared in a state of rebellion. Within the next year‚ the king sent
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Trenton became a turning point in the Revolutionary War. George Washington leadership was questioned and his army was on the verge of expiration after being defeated in New York. If Washington was to lose this battle there would be no second chance. The Continentals Army needed a victory and all success depended on the battle of Trenton. In the midst of the American crisis‚ forces joined together hoping to achieve a surprise attack. The victory of the battle of Trenton contributed to the war and country’s
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The Declaration of Independence is the foundation of America. It contains “the words that made America‚” (Fink‚ 9). Five of the founding fathers got together and penned this important document. As they penned this document‚ they were inspired by a number of European philosophers and writers. One of these philosophers was Jean-Jacques Rousseau. “Jean-Jacques Rousseau played a significant role in three different revolutions: in politics‚ his work inspired and shaped revolutionary sentiment in
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On the eve of the revolution‚ Americans were not completely united. As always‚ there were the dissenters‚ in this case the Tories‚ and many people just didn’t want to get involved. Even so‚ there were evidently enough people that the Americans could win the war (with the help of the French‚ of course). Before the war‚ practical people like Ben Franklin saw that the American people needed to come together as one in order to triumph over the evil British Empire. Ben Franklin’s drawing of the snake
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Many revolutions throughout the course of history have changed our world immensely. They’ve brought about anger and happiness‚ debt and wealth‚ and change—both for the good and bad. The American Revolution of the 1700s and the present day Arab Spring revolution are two profound examples of revolutions that have affected people and county’s around the world and impacted history. Although centuries and miles apart‚ these two revolutions share many similarities. The American Revolution and Arab Spring
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SARAH PIERPONT (1710-1758) SARAH was BORN in one seven one zero. SARAH DIED in one seven five eight. In other words...SARAH was born in seventeen ten and died seventeen fiftyeight. She died at 48. (1710-1758) Edwards is well jnown for her life of Christian piety‚ her mystical expierences‚ and her merrige to pastor Johnathan Edwards. Apart from a handful of letters her only extant work is a spiritual narrative that was published more than seventy years after her death. The narrative relates
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Colonial America 1607-1763 Prince Henry The Navigator – Portuguese prince who encouraged navalmen to explore the African coast for weak spots in the muslim defense‚ started famous navigation school in Portugal Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1509) – Italian navalman who sailed under the Spanish flag‚ in october 12 1492 sailed the ocean blue‚ discovered the islands off the Bahamas‚ discovery marked the beginning of the exploration and the conquest of the new world Amerigo Vespucci – Italian navigator
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Ticonderoga. The attack came at dawn when the soldiers were still sleeping. Even though it was a small battle‚ it was a major factor in the final outcome of the Revolution. The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first American victory and gave the Continental Army a strong and important morale boost through the development of the conflict. Also‚ the American victory supplied the army with important artillery. The cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga were afterwards used in other important battles against
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Jefferson vs. San Martín Word Count: A revolution is “a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.” There have been countless revolutions throughout history but the American Revolution in particular is more commonly known about in the United States. Although more nationally known‚ the American Revolution wasn’t the only group of European colonists to rise up against their distant rulers during their time. In the early 19th century‚ many colonies
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The Crossing Essay The video the crossing is about the American Revolution it takes place in the early 1700’s. It is at a point in time where George Washington is the general over the continental army. It is December 23 the times were extremely difficult and General Washington just announced that we will be attacking Trenton on the 25 of December Christmas eve. The rest of the troops are restless and cold. Most of the men don’t understand why we are attacking because we have very little food
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