John Donelson Research Paper

John Laurens had finally returned to the safety of South Carolina and joined with General Nathanael Greene by helping to create and operate a network or even a group of spies that could track lots of British operations in and also around the Charleston area. He had learned in August 1782, of British forces moving in to gather up some supplies,he then decided to leave his post and then go to join the others in an act to try and stop or to also intercept the british forces.

Today’s issue with schools named after our first prime minister, John A. Macdonald may not be worth doing something about but maybe having a good discussion about. Changing the names of monuments and things named after historical figures from the past because of racism is not ideal because of how things were and how people thought in the past which cannot be judged by our present eyes but maybe, the reasons for their wrongdoings could be well understood now for humanity to never make the same mistakes and move forward into a better future where our past is understood and respected but also seen both the good way and the bad way.

Imagine you are a crew member of a wooden union war ship in the Civil war. Your with a large group of ships and you create a blockade of a Confederate port. After a few weeks you see the other ships getting sunk by an iron fortress of a ship. Your crew runs aground avoiding getting sunk. The next day looks off into the ocean and see a raft with a huge Cheesebox on top with a Union Flag. What would you expect it to do? I bet you wouldn't expect it to save an entire naval blockade.

Joseph lost his dad in early age so William Johnson who was married to Joseph sister took care of Joseph. In early age Brant saw Britain and French war which was called French and Indian wars which turn into the seven year war from 1756-1763” The war broke out between French and Britain for American colonies. Joseph in Seven Years War and American War of the Independence dedicated himself to protect Indian people sovereignty and lands. Brant military career started at age of thirteen in 1755 under William Johnson as a Mohawk warrior as he went on a battle against the French at lake George and would go on to win for Britain. Joseph winning Seven year war against France helped him earn the title of Mohawk chief. Joseph would go on other battle under William Johnson commissioned as captain of Britain in 1757 to capture Oswego, Miami, Duquesne and Detroit which was built by the French to protect route to Louisiana and prevent the British to enter American Colonies which Joseph received silver medal for his

Every four years, a special event calls people from all over the world to compete for glory and fame. This event is called the Olympics. Since 1896 thousands of people have competed and thousands of people have been called legends. One of great legends of swimming was Johnny Weissmuller. He battled through health issues and the unencouraging words of others to become one of the greatest legends of the 1900s. Not only was he a legend of swimming, but he was also a legend on television. Johnny Weissmuller had a successful career as a swimmer and as an actor during the booming age of television.

John Malcolm Fraser was an Australian politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Liberal Party from 1975 to 1983. On the 16th of december, 1976, was the enactment of Aboriginal Land rights (Northern Territory) Act. This act secured the Aboriginal right to their ancestors land.This act is significant in that it was the first of the Aboriginal land rights acts, allowing for a claim of title if claimants can provide evidence of their traditional association with land. His motivation, contribution and involvement has still not to this day been forgotten by the Aboriginal people.

Most people don't realize how lucky they are to have a freedom. While a man, Joseph Cinque, had fought to have his freedom back. He was the type of person who would do anything to get his' and others' freedom. Risking his life for the others was a very heroic thing to do since not everyone would sacrifice themselves for a stranger. Cinque was truly born a leader; leading a rebellion against the slavery by other prisoners was not an easy task. He and his other comrades were not the same tribal heritage and could not completely understand each other. He took command and managed to convince everyone to fight to be freed from the slavery and their owners.

In 1763, John Molson was born on December 28, 1763 in Moulton, United Kingdom and had five other siblings. John attended private boarding schools in England. John’s father died in 1770, and his mother died in 1772, which left John and his five siblings to be orphans. When John was 18, in 1782, he immigrated to Canada, and lived in Montreal where he started his interest in brewery. John worked at Thomas Loyd’s brewery before he realized that he wanted to start his own brewery in 1786.. Beer became very popular and John decided to hire an apprentice whose name was Christopher Cook. John also hired a house maid whose name was Sarah Insley Vaughan, and he ended up marrying her on 7 April 1801 at Christ Church in Montreal after they already had three children together.

Achievement has no color (“Abraham Lincoln”). Being a successful athlete takes dedication and talent. Now, being the first ever African American athlete on an all-white league takes guts! For Jack Robinson, he tackled an early life of poverty and racist threats all while becoming a legend.

John Slidell, an American politician, lawyer, businessman, and diplomat, died on July 29th, 1871 in Cowes, Isle of Wight, England. He was 78.

Oliver Johnson an 18 year old, African-American boy, who grew up in the streets of Pompano Beach, Fl. Never knowing his father he relied on the streets, gangsters, and hustlers to learn how to be a man. At the age of nine Oliver was selling drugs. His mother was a drug addict who preyed on the love that Oliver had for her to score her free drugs. Oliver became a man before he would ever knew the joys of being a child. Oliver paid bills, brought groceries, cooked food, went to school and kept a perfect attendance. Even though Oliver was deep in the game of drug dealing, and had a crazy home life; he was a very smart student and very respectful to everyone who crossed his path. There were always some older men in the neighborhood who knew

John Simpson Kirkpatrick (the man with his donkey) saved over 300 people in Gallipoli while under harsh fire and living conditions with his donkey. John Simpson Kirkpatrick was born on the 6 of July 1892 at Sheilds Country England . After attending Mortimer school which specialises in arts and sports he became a milkboy at 13 for 4 years and at 17 he joined the Navy.

John Edward Robinson was born and raised in Cicero, Illinois, a blue-collar, Mafia-tinged area on the west edge of Chicago, in 1943. He was the third of five children, and grew up with two parents, an alcoholic father and a disciplinary mother. When he was 13, in the fall of 1957, his mother enrolled him in a five-year academy for Catholic boys in downtown Chicago. That same fall he made the rank of Eagle Scout and flew to London to lead a group of 120 Boy Scouts onto the stage of the Palladium theater. There, he appeared in a performance before Queen Elizabeth II and even met movie star Judy Garland. He was a teenage star briefly, all thanks to his mother, Alberta, who was his biggest supporter. This all went downhill when he went to college to study MRI

Jane was left anonymously at an orphanage in Brisbane in 1951. The girl grew up having no clue of her parents' identities. It was on May the fifth 1969 that she got drunk and slept with an drunk, older man. Unfortunately for Jane, she got pregnant and her partner was anything but inclined to stick around. Despite her friends advice, Jane refused to get an abortion. She had always been stubborn. She probably would have made a decent parent, but disaster struck again for our Jane. A serious of complications occurred in the delivery room of a grotesque nature. The birth was a long and painful one. By the end of it Jane was utterly sleep deprived, and it was hardly her fault that the baby was lost. She handed it to a man dressed in doctors' clothes – the full get up. The man vanished, and despite the polices best efforts, was never tracked down.

After leaving the army John then begun involved in politics,King George the third appointed John Governor of Virginia.John led a successful army that defended loyalists and fought patriots. Dunmore's wife Charlotte and seven children made a voyage from Scotland to America to join John in William