John Paul : The Father Of The American Navy

Davy loved to be outside, and he learned to shoot a rifle at eight years old. Him and his brothers went hunting a lot until he was thirteen his father suggested he should start going to school. After a few days in school he fought a class bully. His dad heard about it and Davy ran away from home scared to death that his dad would spank him. He spent two years away from home, but finally at age sixteen it was time to come home. When he came home his family did not notice him at all. He did hard work to pay off his father’s debt he owed.

The United States of America has not always been the world superpower that it is today. The same goes for its Navy. In the first several years of existence, the United States Navy was not a formidable fighting force. The young nation was hesitant to invest in a navy for many reasons, one of them being to prevent provoking the world powers of the time, France and Britain. On top of that, navies were very expensive to build and required a significant amount of resources to maintain, which the U.S. did not have at the time. To say that the United States Navy was ill prepared for war would be a dramatic understatement. The U.S. had a total of fifteen ships in its entire naval fleet compared to the might of the Royal Navy which possessed over six hundred warships. Even with the odds stacked against the U.S., President Madison declared war on 18 JUN 1812. The lack of size and power of the navy at the time would make it extremely difficult to satisfy the needs of the newly founded nation.

John Wilkinson, born in Norfolk, Virginia on November 6, 1821 was only 16 years old when he joined the navy. He was a naval cadet in the US Navy. Wilkinson was not entirely close with his father, Jesse Wilkinson. In fact, he actually grew up without him. He was not very talented when it came to his studies. This is because this was before the Naval Academy was created.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He died July 4, 1826. He had two brothers, Peter and Elihu. John Adams loved books and reading. He loved to write and to talk about history. He liked swimming, walking and billiards. He had silkworms and an alligator for his pets. Adam 's’ parents were Susanna Boylston and John Adams. His mother was notable in society and his father was a farmer, town councilman and deacon. John Adams attended Harvard University where he studied law in his senior year. After college, John Adams opened his own law firm in Braintree. He married

John Adams was born on October 30th, 1735 (History.com). Adams was the oldest of three sons and his father was a shoemaker/farmer and an official for the local government (History.com). John Adams was a very hard working student and his hard work payed off when he graduated from Harvard in 1755 (History.com). In the beginning Adams taught for many years and then went on to study law (History.com). John Adams went on to marry Abigail Smith in 1764 and they decided to have six children throughout the years (History.com). When Adams started his law career in 1758, he because an outstanding attorney in Boston (History.com).

John was born on the farm that his parents owned. He was named after his father. his father was a deacon for their church, tax

James W. Marshall was born in 1810 in New Jersey. His parents were Philip Marshall and Sarah Wilson. He had three other siblings and was the oldest. He was the only boy, all of his siblings were girls. In 1816 James’ dad had five acres of land and built a house on it. James was a carpenter and

First, Andrew Jackson was highly revered for his humble beginnings. Jackson was born on March 15,1767, in a region between North Carolina and South Carolina called Waxhaws. Born to Andrew and Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson who were Irish colonists that emigrated to America in 1765. Jackson was born just three weeks after his father’s unexpected death (“Andrew Jackson Biography”). Jackson grew up in poverty in the Waxhaws wilderness, but received an irregular education before the Revolutionary War (Freidel). After one of his older brothers died in 1779, in the Battle of Stone Ferry, Jackson joined a community militia when he was only

John Paul Jones was originally born in Scotland with the name John Paul. After he had had been cleared for the murder of a seaman under his command, he killed another mutinous sailor. When he fled to America, he attached Jones to the end of his name (Colbert 104).

John F Kennedy attempted to become an officer in the army, butwas medically discharged due to lower back problems. However, due to help from his dad’s naval commander, he joined the naval reserve. He commanded several submarines, but one day on a sub called PT-109 they were smashed into by a Japanese destroyer and he carried a badly burned man to land with a life vest in between his teeth. However, he had injured his back and was given a purple star and he quit the military.

John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, on the family farm in the North Precinct of Braintree, Massachusetts. He was the second of five children to his parents John and Susanna Boylston Adams. John's father was his role model because he wasn't only a farmer by trade, but he also took on many other time consuming jobs around the community to help others. Everyone in his hometown in some way dealt with him because he owned the titles of: the deacon of the church, selectman, tax collector, constable, and the lieutenant of the militia. John's mother was from a very wealthy Boston family, but infamous for having a bad temper. She remarried in 1766 following the death of John's father five years earlier due to the flu epidemic. John

John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on July 11 1787. He was the eldest son of former president John Adams and was given a lot of opportunities as a child. In Europe he helped his father by being his secretary and he became an accomplished writer. John became a lawyer after he finished college at Harvard. At just the young age of 26 he was appointed to be the Minister to the Netherlands by george Washington because John had openly supported him on his neutrality policy.The neutrality policy was there because there was high tension between France and Britain.

Did you know that John Adams John Adams was born in October 30,1735. John Adams grow up on a small farm where he enjoyed kites, hunting, marbles, books, and toy boats and also as a child, he attended a small school and later went to harvard university in 1751-1755. John adam was one of the founding fathers of the united states. He grew up in an English colony of Massachusetts bay. As a John Adams married Abigail on

John Adams was born in a town that is now called Quincy, Massachusetts on October 30, 1735. His parents were John Adams Sr. and Susanna Boylston. Susanna came from a renowned family, and John Adams Sr. was a farmer and a town councilman. At the young age of 16 he received a scholarship to attend Harvard University. In 1758 he got a master’s degree and passed the bar to become a remarkable lawyer. The most noteworthy case that he was a part of was called the Boston Massacre, which would later spark the revolutionary war. He defended the soldiers who were being charged with manslaughter, and seven were acquitted of the charges but the other two were charged. However for choosing to represent the soldiers he was treated in an unfriendly

William Kidd ran away from home when he was 7. After fending for himself 20 years later he became a high ranking privateer. How did he become so successful with such a rough childhood? Some say he had to steal food from vendors. All we know is he was a miracle both when sailing and when fending for himself at a very young age. My biography is about the Beginning, Ending, Achievements, and Goals of Captain William Kidd.