Daniel Shays As An American Officer

Archer J. Maggott (born Maggott Archelaus Joseph Maggott – Kojak; Greek: Ἀρχέλαος Ιωσηφ Μακγουτ -Κοζάκης; December 30th, 1907) was an American soldier during the Second World War, though, infamously remembered as the sadistic serial killer, rapist, white nationalist and cult leader who assaulted and murdered numerous young women and girls during the 1940s and possibly earlier. Shortly before his relocation to the Briarcliff Mental Ward, Wausaukee County; Massachusetts (Briarcliff Asylum, 2012) in 1962 and after more than a decade of denials, he conceded to 17 homicides that he committed in three states and four countries between 1944 and 1946. The true victim count will forever be unknown and could be much higher than the

After the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation were created to govern the new nation. The states were loosely tied together by a weak national government that had little applicable power. The states were left to individually find ways to pay for their war debts. Massachusetts did so by heavily taxing its people. The taxes were so heavy that in many cases people were paying more than they had paid under British rule. Daniel Shays, feeling outraged and betrayed, helped to organize the already present groups of fellow angry farmers into a rebel army. His army numbered close to 2,000 men. January 25, 1787 was to be the day that Shays would lead his men to attack the federal arsenal at Springfield. Due to communication difficulties, about 400 of Shays men were not

He wrote a pamphlet call Common Sense, in this pamphlet, which was published in late 1775, and early 1776, he explained the actions of the Monarch and why the colonists should break away. The ideas in “Common Sense” have also been expressed by other enlightenment thinkers. A document declaring the independence of the United States is passed on 1776, this is the first time someone declared independence from Britain. The document is known as the Declaration of Independence. In it was an explanation of why separation from England was necessary, a new theory of government, 27 grievances listed against King George, and a declaration of war. The British ultimately lost the war because they controlled the cities but not the countryside, leading them to be in the middle of all the colonists. The british general made key mistakes, and their soldiers didn’t put their heart into the battle, while the colonists insert every inch of their soul to win. Alliances with Spain, France and the Netherlands ultimately won them the war. in 1783, the Treaty of Paris was created. The treaty made Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States. U.S. acquired land from the Great Lakes to Florida and Atlantic Coast to the

Daniel Boone was born on October 22, 1734 and later died on September 26, 1820. He was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier explorations made him one of the first heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the state of Kentucky. Despite resistance from American Indians, for whom Kentucky was a traditional hunting ground, in 1775 Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky. There he founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone.

(5) In Massachusetts, Daniel Shay led many farmers who were in debt to the courthouse to protest. Many of these farmers had fought in the war and when they came back they were in debt from all the taxes. This was later known as Shay’s Rebellion and since these farmers were in almost every state, state officials were afraid that this uprising would spread. Because of Shay’s Rebellion, the officials wanted to preclude further rebellion from occurring throughout the states. For if it did up rise, they knew their government would look even more unstable from other countries point of view. George Washington’s repartee was that their enemies would be happy to see that they were not able to govern themselves.

Shays' Rebellion was the first uprising of the new nation. The battles were fought in Massachusetts. During the time period of 1786-1787, The United States government decided to raise taxes, in order to raise capital and

In 1756, Daniel Morgan was carrying supplies to Fort Chiswell. While doing this a British lieutenant hit him with his sword. This angered and made young Daniel Morgan furious. In response Daniel Morgan punched and knocked the lieutenant out. The British army gave him five-hundred lashes. These events developed Daniel Morgan's hatred for the British. He would eventually join the American army and have tremendous success  becoming an American Hero. Daniel Morgan took a stand against British to win the freedom we have today with his strategies and tactics on the battlefield.

On the cold night of March 5th, 1770, a mob of American colonists were protesting outside the Customs House in Boston. One colonist threw a snowball hitting Private Hugh Montgomery. Montgomery replied with a shot into the crowd. This led the rest of the British Army soldiers to shoot into the crowd killing five people in an event that would later be known as the Boston Massacre (Foner and Garraty). After this protest, more and more taxes were levied against the colonies, particularly regarding tea. To add, trade with nations besides Great Britain was prohibited. These affronts were met with the tarring and feathering of British tax collectors and the infamous Boston Tea Party. As a result of this, Massachussetts was essentially ruled by martial law. This finally culminated with a declaration of independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. The United States of America was formed.

Rebellions were occurring all over the place. One major difference between the American rebels and the British enforcers was Britain at this time was far more advanced and had many more militarized items, unlike the Americans. The Americans (Patriots) “lacked training, discipline, cannons, muskets, bullets, gunpowder, and blankets.” (Shi, Tindall, 135) Not only did the Patriots lack most stuff needed for fighting, but “they [didn’t] even have a name for their ragtag army.” (Shi, Tindall, 135) The disadvantages the Patriots had didn’t stop them from fighting for what they believed in, they had “a growing sense of confidence and [a sense of] resolve” as well. This confidence in the colonies created a “fever” otherwise called war fever. This fever not only gave fuel to the fire but also mass hysteria causing more and more groups of rebels to pop up. Due to the taxes that Britain has trying to enforce on the American colonists. America has begun to move farther and farther away from Britain. King George also “On August 22, he declared the American rebels ‘open and avowed

England made any town meeting, except authorized by the governor illegal, and housed British soldiers in select public buildings. In Massachusetts the British military governor, General Gage, ordered his 3,500 British soldiers in Boston to seize armories and storehouses in Charlestown and Cambridge. After the seizure, 20,000 colonial militiamen mobilized to protect other military supply depots and in the town of Concord the famous defensive force, the Minutemen, were organized.2 With these acts Parliament declared that Massachusetts was in open rebellion. British Secretary of State, Lord Dartmouth, quickly ordered Gage to send his soldiers on a search and destroy mission to capture colonial leaders, and military supplies in Concord. “At the same time Gage would attempt to find, capture, or kill John Hancock and Samuel Adams.”3 The stage was set for the first major engagements of the American Revolution.

For my history assignment, I viewed the movie, Sergeant York. Sergeant York is a film about the life of Alvin York. Alvin York is one of the most decorated American soldiers of the World War 1 (Birdwell, M., Dr. (n.d.). It was released on July 2, 1941. This film was directed by Howard Hawks starring Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, and Joan Leslie. This film has been nominated for many awards and has been ranked 57th out of 100 for the most inspirational American movies (Sergeant York, n.d.). This movie is a great portrayal of Alvin York.

“I hold it, that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing” (Jefferson). Thomas Jefferson wrote these words in a letter to James Madison after hearing about Shay’s Rebellion while he was a foreign diplomat in Paris. After the rebellion happened, the “Shaysites” as they were called, were labeled as traitors to their country and the democratic form of government. But were they really? Many of the men fighting in the rebellion felt that they were being oppressed just as they had been under British rule.

Special Forces soldiers work in foreign lands with situations which are not always completely clear from its beginning. The Special Operation Imperatives serve as the base for success by providing the framework to develop and assist the host nation in achieving their desired goals. Through this essay I will use the novel “The Ugly American” (William J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick) to provide context to the benefits of applying such imperatives and the consequences of improper application. I will bring to light the actions of the characters and depict the reasons why the application of the imperative made the character succeed or fail in his desired goal.

The colonists declared “No taxation without representation” and many refused to buy the imported British goods. The Parliament ended up repealing all of the taxes because of this except one, a tax on tea. Colonists were already very angered by this time and tragedy struck in 1770 when an angry crowd began to taunt a group of British soldiers, causing them to open fire and kill five people. This event became known as the Boston Massacre. Three years later, colonists disguised themselves as Indians and destroyed hundreds of crates of tea on a ship in the Boston Harbor, this event became known as the Boston Tea Party. Colonists began to organize themselves into militias to resist the British troops and in April 1775, British soldiers and colonial militia fired on each other near Lexington and Concord causing the American Revolution to began. The Continental Congress, representatives sent to Philadelphia to make decisions as a group, established a Continental Army to defend the colonies against British troops. On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson. After the Battle of Saratoga, the French were convinced that the Americans could defeat the British and entered into alliance with the new United States. After eight years of war, a peace treaty acknowledging the independence of the United States of America was signed in 1783. In the Spring of 1789, the United

Revolutionary War. He led his forces to victory over the British. which made him a national hero.