John Laurens

General Cornwallis chose Yorktown as his base in case he and his troops needed to escape by sea. But unfortunately for Cornwallis the United States formed an alliance with France after America's previous victory at Saratoga. Where the United States hidden in the forest while England were moving to their next location.

During the American Revolution, the Americans and French (Franco-American coalition) fought the British at the Battle of Yorktown also known as “The Siege of Yorktown”. The Americans and the French fielded a combined force of roughly 16,000 soldiers to defeat the British force estimated at 7,000 soldiers. American General George Washington and French Lieutenant General de Rochambeau led the American and French soldiers. The British commanding officer was Major General Lord Cornwallis. The battle occurred from September 28 thru October 19, 1781. Cornwallis lost his dominance in the Carolinas and decided to march his army north to Virginia and seize Yorktown and Gloucester along the York River.

In August 1781, General George Washington, who was camped in New York, learned that Lieutenant General Lord Charles Cornwallis' army of nearly 9,000 soldiers was encamped near Yorktown, VA (Lengel,

Major General Nathanael Greene and Major General John Sullivan were two men serving under General Washington. They were both marching with Washington on December 26, 1776. Washington's plan of attack was to split his army into two groups in order to surround the Hessians. He and Major General Nathanael Greene would enter from the north, while Major General John Sullivan would enter Trenton from the south. Greene and Sullivan followed the plan, and the Hessians were completely taken by surprise. Both Generals moved into a position to surround the Hessians. Many soldiers started to abandon their artillery, so the Americans captured the abandoned artillery and used it to their advantage.

Because of this, he made the decision to recruit a regiment of slaves from Rhode Island. “The state’s legislature used lofty language to endorse the idea: ‘History affords us frequent precedents of the wisest, the freest, the bravest nations having liberated their slaves and enlisted them as soldiers to fight in defense of their country’” (11). On the other side of the war, Great Britain was attempting to weaken America by taking away their slaves. In 1775, they decided to offer freedom to all of those who were fleeing their masters. This offer is what sparked the largest rebellion of slaves

Throughout Jefferson’s notes, Jefferson goes on to explain that he understands that the very concept of slavery goes against his philosophy in which he instilled into the Declaration of Independence. As one of the father of our nation, we the people should expect our leaders to uphold certain standards when it comes to human rights of their vary nation. To quote our fathering document, the Declaration of Independence, “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness…” This however, brings up the point on whether or not Jefferson viewed the African slaves as “all men.” In the excerpt from his notes, Jefferson discusses that he believes that slavery should not exist but he also believed that once a slave is free, he or she can no longer live in the same society as one who which they have slaved for.

In addition to being a government official, Caesar Rodney served in the Revolutionary War. Though he never actually saw active duty, he was an important part in Delaware’s militia. He quickly climbed the ranks, gaining the positions of Captain, Colonel, Brigadier General and, finally, Major General. Rodney cracked down on Loyalist support in Delaware during the war. Rodney was a major help to George Washington’s continental army. Delaware had always met or exceeded the quota of both troops and equipment. This dedication to the colony came at a heavy cost to Rodney; his health

Hamilton believed his chance to improve his position was glory on battlefield until served as Washington aide. He fully employed his intelligence and incredible ability to handle various high level national issues and involve in diplomacy, as the aide of George Washington. Both Laurens and Lafayette revealed their remarkable military talent and fought in battlefront. As a spy during the America Revolution, Hercules Mulligan contributed his whole life to the victory of revolution. They wished that their achievement would inspire the new blood and their children would tell their story.

As a hook in his article “When Life Imitates Video,” John Leo describes the Columbine High School massacre which took place near the city of Littleton, Colorado in 1999. Leo claims the actions taken by the teen shooters are due to the violent video games that* many young people play. The rest of his essay builds from this idea, arguing that violent video games desensitize players and encourages dangerous and delinquent behaviors in young children and teens. To effectively convince his target audience, those who have not yet had exposure to the idea of a connection between video games and behavior, of this idea, Leo utilizes an appeal to pathos and logos.

Joining in Lawrences place ranked George up to major. Washington was eager to prove he was good enough and that perspective is what leads to what he means to us today. He was so eager to prove himself he joined in a dangerous mission to the Ohio territory in 1753. George was supposed to carry a warning  message to the French from the governor . After Washington soon arrived he had to inform the governor that the French would not listen to the message and would not leave Ohio. After Washington did that he was promoted to the  lieutenant colonel.  Soon after he traveled back to the northern frontier were unpremeditated fighting resulted in the death of Joseph Jumonville, one of the French officers. Washington and his troop continued to work on a fort in Great Meadow, Pennsylvania. The French who were angry about the death of Jumonville decided that they were going to attack back. The surrounded George and his troop at the fort, but Washington could only surrender showing he would not fight and get his men killed. The French and Britain both wanted the Ohio  territory which is what made the war   known as the French and Indian war to Americans and the seven year war to the Britain start. After having to surrender the fort to the French George resigned his appointment with the Virginia regiment and  bought his sister-in-law Annes Mount Vernon estate close to Alexandria, Virginia. Even though  George bought the house he wanted to expand his military experience George

At the beginning of the American Revolution, Daniel Shays joined a local militia. Eventually, he went on to join and fight in the American Revolution. He was a very courageous and hard soldier; he was well known for his smart and active personality. Meanwhile during the American Revolution, Shays went from a sergeant to a lieutenant. While fighting in the war, he was a very hard worker. In the American Revolution, he served five consecutive years being the best he can be. He finally reached to become captain of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army in 1777. Daniel Shay became known as a popular American Revolutionary War Captain. However, his powerful part in the war came to an end when he eventually got wounded and discharged from the Continental

In the beginning, many refugee slaves found by Union Military were returned to their lives in the south, but through policy changes and leadership decisions they were put to work in many ways including serving in the Union Army. Lincoln quickly recognized the power the newly recruited slaves provided to the Army. At the same time, this also pressured the President to hold true to his promise of emancipation. “If they stake their lives for us they must be prompted by the strongest motive…the promise of freedom. And the promise being made must be kept” (McPherson pg.8)

Leading up the battle of Yorktown, in February, 1781, Major General Marquis de Lafayette was ordered to take his Continental troops to Virginia. About a month later General Cornwallis and his army had entered Virginia believing that if the American forces had resistance, he would have victory against the Americans and the French. Later that year in August on 1-2, 1781 Cornwallis and his army set up at Gloucester point, hoping to use it as a base for supply and weapons. Couple of weeks later, Washington heard about the base and sent a large army to destroy Cornwallis base. A month later on September 14, 1781, French General Rochambeau and General Washington arrived, and sent 400 French soldiers and 400 American soldiers to storm the British redoubt. On October 19, 1781, being taken under heavy from the Americans and the French, Major General Cornwallis realized that he was short of troops and decided to escape Yorktown before surrendering. Making the move to escape, a sudden storm from the Americans and French ruined his evacuation plan and Cornwallis was forced to surrender, due to the lack troops and supplies.

John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He became one of the most important founding fathers of his time. Hancock was a merchant and political leader during the Revolutionary War. He was often nicknamed “King Hancock” for his great deal of wealth. John Hancock was an important figure during these years because he played a major role in almost all of the major events, such as; The Sugar Act, The Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party, and the Battle at Bunker Hill, which led to the Revolutionary War.

Charles Lee, a general in the American Revolutionary war, is a historic figure in American history. Serving under George Washington, Charles Lee participated in a number of battles. However, history says Charles Lee was treacherous to the cause, all the while that he was in command during that time; he was acting in bad faith toward the Americans. His influence in the army was, at all times, mischievous (General Charles Lee: Traitor of the American Revolution). To the British, Charles Lee was a traitor who turned on England to fight under George Washington. Due to Charles Lee’s treacherous actions against America, it would lead to his downfall in the